Coronavirus

In several European countries on Christmas Eve, against the backdrop of the spread of a new strain of "omicron", broke records for the number of cases of COVID infection per day. The WHO expects A number of European countries before Catholic Christmas registered records for the number of people infected with coronavirus per day, Reuters reported. In the UK on December 24, 122.1 thousand new cases ...

The omicron strain of coronavirus has specific symptoms that can only occur in those who have been vaccinated. Tim Spector, an epidemiologist and professor at King's College London, told the Express newspaper about this. In general, COVID-19 is characterized by a high fever, a prolonged cough, and a change or loss of taste and smell, Spector said. But the omicron strain is distinguished by a numbe...

Paxlovid is the first COVID-19 tablet approved in the U.S.. The company previously reported The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Paxlovid, a pill developed by Pfizer for the treatment of coronavirus infection, according to the regulator's website. The FDA statement notes that Paxlovid is the first oral drug to be approved for use in the United States. It was allowed to...

In many European countries, the omicron strain of coronavirus will crowd out other variants of the infection in the coming weeks, causing a “significant surge” in the number of new patients. Hans Kluge, director of the European regional division of the World Health Organization (WHO), said this during a press conference, reports the Associated Press. “Within weeks, omicron will dominate many count...

From December 20, Germany will consider the UK a zone of distribution of coronavirus mutations and will restrict entry, the Robert Koch Institute at the German Ministry of Health said on its website. The Institute has included the UK along with Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands in the list of areas where coronavirus variants are spread. Since December 19, the country has becom...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared a state of emergency in the city due to a sharp increase in the number of cases of infection with the omicron strain of coronavirus. He wrote about this on Twitter. “Today I am declaring a state of emergency in London in response to the rapid spread of the omicron strain in our capital,” Khan wrote. According to the mayor, a new strain of coronavirus has bec...

Austria will ban anyone who has not been ill with coronavirus or has not been vaccinated against this infection from December 20, according to the website of the Austrian Foreign Ministry. “From December 20, a mandatory “2P+” rule is introduced for entry from all countries (vaccinated or recovered and has a PCR test). If the result of the analysis is not negative, immediate quarantine will be requ...

In addition to the "classic" symptoms: fatigue, fever and runny nose, patients with the omicron strain complained of loss of appetite. Experts interviewed by RBC note that One of the unusual symptoms after being infected with the new variant of the omicron coronavirus is loss of appetite. This is reported by the British edition of Express, citing the results of a study by the ZOE Covid Symptom tea...

The daily number of new cases of the disease amounted to 27.4 thousand, in total, more than 10.1 million infected were detected in Russia. Also, more than 1,000 people died in a day. Over the past day, 27,434 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Russia, according to the data of the operational headquarters. The total number of cases in the country since the beginning of the pande...

Nigeria will destroy about 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines that have already expired. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the head of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) of the country, Faisal Shuaib. According to him, Nigeria, in the face of a shortage of drugs for COVID-19 , accepted vaccines from donor countries with a shelf life that was close to the...

The British Prime Minister suggested not to wait for conclusions about the danger of a new strain of coronavirus and quickly get revaccinated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a televised address to the nation, warned of an avalanche onset of the omicron strain. According to him, the only way to cope with it is with the help of a revaccination program, reports the Guardian. The head of gove...

Patients with coronavirus are not recommended to transfuse the blood plasma of those who have recovered from COVID-19 . This follows an updated recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Despite initial expectations, current research suggests that it (blood plasma transfusion) does not improve survival or reduce the need for mechanical ventilation, and, in addition, it is costly and...

From 04:00 on December 7, anyone over the age of 12 entering the UK will be required to submit a negative PCR or LFD test, the British government has said. Tests must be done before leaving for the UK. A day earlier, from December 6, Nigeria will be added to the "red list" of countries for travel. That is, anyone who has been in Nigeria in the last ten days will be banned from entering. The ban do...

Experts have found that when mutated, the coronavirus could receive a fragment of genetic material from the virus that causes the common cold.which will allow him to avoid attacks from the human immune system During the mutation, the omicron strain of COVID-19 could have received some of the genetic material from another virus that causes the common cold. This conclusion was made by experts from t...

Brazil's Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes has authorized an investigation against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over his remarks that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to the risk of developing AIDS, G1 reports. A judge of the Supreme Federal Court ordered on December 3 to open an investigation into the behavior of President Jair Bolsonaro in spreading fake news linking COVID-19 vaccination...

The fact that the German authorities plan to tighten restrictions was previously reported by the Focus Online portal. Those who have not been ill with coronavirus or have not been vaccinated against it will be banned from visiting all stores, The German authorities have agreed to tighten anti-coronavirus restrictions, in particular, to ban unvaccinated citizens from visiting non-food stores. This ...

According to the StartupBlink rating, Moscow ranked first in Europe and third in the world in terms of the coronavirus innovation resilience index.St. Petersburg also made the list of Russian cities Moscow ranked first in Europe in the coronavirus innovation resilience index, according to the StartupBlink research center. “Moscow has achieved impressive results and ranks first among European citie...

13 passengers who arrived in the Netherlands from the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) have identified an omicron strain of coronavirus. This was reported in the press service of the National Institute for Health and the Environment of the Netherlands. video According to the institute, 624 passengers who flew in from South Africa were tested for COVID-19 , 61 of them tested positive. After ...

The Moldovan authorities have decided to extend the state of emergency in the field of public health until January 15, 2022. This decision was made by the National Commission on Public Health, chaired by Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilitsa. The decision was made due to the continued high incidence of COVID-19 in the country and low vaccination rates. The Czech Republic will introduce a state of emer...

Frankfurt am Main Airport, Germany France and Germany have tightened restrictions on entry from South African countries after the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529 in Botswana. This was reported by the BFM TV channel with reference to the French authorities and the Minister of Health of Germany Jens Spahn on his Twitter account. The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Italy and Austr...

The incidence of coronavirus is growing in 18 Russian regions, and in 34 it is declining. This was stated by the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova at a meeting of the presidium of the coordinating council under the government to combat coronavirus, the event was broadcast by the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “The increase in the incidence remains so far in 18 subjects of the Russian Federation. At the ...

The head of the German Ministry of Health called death from COVID-19 an alternative to vaccination, having been ill or vaccinated, either Jens Spahn will die The head of the German Ministry of Health, Jens Spahn, said that over the coming months, in connection with the spread of the delta strain of coronavirus, the vast majority of Germans will either have to be vaccinated, or get sick, or die, re...

Paris announced the beginning of the fifth wave of the pandemic in the country, which is spreading "at lightning speed". In less than a week, the incidence in France rose from 100 to 164 infected per 100,000 people. In France, the fifth wave of the spread of the coronavirus is starting "at lightning speed," government spokesman Gabriel Attal said, Le Figaro reports. He stressed that the weekly inc...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines for the entire adult population. This is stated on the websites of both companies. An additional dose of vaccines will be available to those who have received a full course of vaccination with one of the FDA-approved drugs, six months after the last vaccination. Those wis...

Anonymous vaccination is being introduced in the Transcarpathian region in western Ukraine, local publication Zaxid.net reports. Previously, according to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, in Ukraine it was possible to be vaccinated only with the indication of the series and number of the passport or taxpayer number. Vaccination points against COVID-19 opened in churches in Ukraine Society The ini...

The authorities imposed a lockdown to increase the "shamefully low" level of vaccination against coronavirus. It will be valid for ten days and will affect about 2 million inhabitants of the country of Vienna, The Austrian authorities will introduce a lockdown for citizens who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus from November 15, announced the chancellor of the republic, Alexander Schalle...

Authorities of the Netherlands amid worsening situation with COVID-19announced a number of restrictions. In particular, social distancing will be restored in the country. In turn, the Austrian government intends to introduce a lockdown for the unvaccinated Acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte announced the introduction of a new lockdown in the country due to the worsening situation ...

In the Moscow region, 62 people died from COVID-19 per day, follows from the data of the operational headquarters published in Telegram. This is an absolute record for the region since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and for the first time when the death toll from the disease per day exceeded 6......

Russia has restored regular flights with nine countries on a reciprocal basis. The decision to resume flights was made by the operational headquarters. Air traffic has resumed with the Bahamas, Iran, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Slovenia, Tunisia, Thailand and Sweden. Now two flights a week are organized from Moscow to Nassau (Bahamas). Planes fly to Tehran (Iran) with a frequency of three fligh...

US presidential aide Joe Biden, who accompanied him on a European tour, has tested positive for coronavirus infection. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing a source. According to the agency, this employee and several other people from the American delegation remained in Scotland, where the climate summit was held, due to fears of further transmission of COVID-19 . Biden tested negative for COVID...