The WHO warned of a covid tsunami. Actual about the pandemic on December 30

The Ministry of HEALTH registered a medicine for covid with antibodies, the HEAD of WHO predicted a “tsunami” of infection due to “omicron”, in South Africa they called the death rate from a new strain of CORONAVIRUS. The most relevant about the COVID pandemic is in the RBC review December 30, 12:00 Moscow time Coronavirus RUSSIA Moscow World +21073 (per day) 10.5 million Infected 0 +926 (per day) 307.9 thousand

Situation in Russia

The country revealed 21,073 new cases of covid-19 per day, the operational headquarters said. The total number of infected is 10.4 million, 9.4 million people have recovered. More than 307,000 people have died. Over the past 24 hours, 926 people have died from coronavirus.

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The Kremlin explained the error in determining the level of herd immunity to coronavirus. Data discrepancy is inevitable and the figures may differ between departments, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that the level of herd immunity in Russia is approaching 56%. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, in turn, said that the figure exceeded 61%. The COVID-globulin drug has passed clinical trials and received a permanent registration certificate from the Russian Ministry of Health. "COVID-globulin" contains antibodies to COVID-19, which were obtained from the blood plasma of recovered people. The antibodies that make up the drug can neutralize currently circulating coronavirus strains.

Vaccination in regions of Russia Number of doses of vaccine applied per 100 population of the region* first dose second dose *May not be equal to the share of the vaccinated population. The operational headquarters includes data on revaccination in the information on vaccination with the first and second dose. At the same time, he does not specify whether people who have been revaccinated once or several times are taken into account. Sources: Coronavirus Operational Headquarters, Rosstat, RBC calculations Data for Russia i

In Russia, from January 15, the recruitment of vaccinated and unvaccinated people will begin to participate in trials of a nasal vaccine against COVID-19, said the DIRECTOR of the Center. N. F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg.

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Rospotrebnadzor banned mass events for organized groups of children in St. Petersburg during the New Year holidays.

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The rate of spread of coronavirus in Russia 20 December Weekly growth rate of new cases, %. Week to week comparison.
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Russian laboratories offer several options for testing antibodies to the COVID-19 pathogen. Which one to choose, in what cases what is needed and why it is not necessary to compare tests from different laboratories - read in the RBC material.

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The situation in the world

According to WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world has exceeded 281 million, of which more than 5.4 million have died.

The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases , where more than 52 million infected have been identified. India is in second place (over 34.8 million), Brazil is in third (over 22.2 million), the United Kingdom is in fourth (over 12.3 million), and Russia is in fifth . Over 9 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Turkey and France.

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Mortality from the omicron strain of coronavirus is 75% less than past waves of COVID-19 caused by its predecessors, scientists from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in South Africa and the University of Pretoria found.

In Ukraine, the development of its own coronavirus vaccine has been suspended due to insufficient funding and lack of interest from the country's authorities, Andriy Sibirny, head of the Lviv Institute of Cell Biology of the National Academy of Sciences, said.

Strains "delta" and "omicron" can lead to a multiple increase in the number of cases of infection with coronavirus, said WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus. According to him, the fact that the omicron strain is more contagious is of particular concern. “This could lead to a tsunami of cases, which could greatly increase the pressure on healthcare systems around the world,” Ghebreyesus said.

In Paris, from December 31, wearing a medical mask will become mandatory in public places due to a sharp surge in cases of the omicron strain of coronavirus.

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