COVID-19

The government approved and began implementing a plan for additional measures to combat the omicron strain of coronavirus. This was reported by the press service of the Cabinet. “The government is starting to implement a plan of additional measures to combat the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain in Russia and prepare the healthcare system to help those with COVID-19,” the government’s w...

were detected 57,212 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia — this is the maximum incidence of coronavirus in the country per day since the beginning of the pandemic. In total, almost 10 thousand people were hospitalized on January 21. In Russia, 57,212 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day, the operational headquarters reports. This is a record number of cases per day in...

258 cases of COVID-19identified in the Novosibirsk region per day. According to the operational headquarters, on the morning of January 22, 100,347 cases of coronavirus were registered in the region (+258 per day), including 11,460 children. 71,857 patients were discharged with recovery (+359 per day). Fourteen more patients have died: men aged 55, 55, 76 and women aged 66, 67, 7......

Almost 16,000 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in Moscow over the past 24 hours, the operational headquarters reports. This is the maximum number of cases per day since the start of the pandemic in the capital. According to the headquarters, 1,077 people were hospitalized during the day. 5......

The carnival parade of samba schools, which was supposed to take place in February in two Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, was postponed to April due to the spread of the omicron strain of the coronavirus, the G1 portal reports, citing the words of the mayors of the two cities. “Thinking of the safety and life of citizens, communities and all carnival associations, the [carnival] pa...

Dmitry Peskov The administration of the President of Russia will not go completely remote, but some of the employees are already working remotely to “minimize risks.” This was reported to TASS by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “We are very flexible in this regard. Those employees who can perform their duties remotely are already doing so. At the same time, of course, there can...

Lavrov-Blinken talks in Geneva passed without breakthroughs, Russia has a new record for COVID-19whether the country needs a counterweight to Moscow - the main news in the RBC review Negotiations in Geneva video Negotiations between Lavrov and Blinken, dedicated to Russian proposals for security guarantees, took place today in Geneva and lasted 1.5 hours. Both sides said they did not expect breakt...

The Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) has submitted an application to the Ministry of Health for a permit to register the Mir-19 coronavirus drug for use in outpatient treatment, the press service of the agency told RBC. The drug is planned to be used for home treatment in the first days after the confirmation of the diagnosis of COVID-19 . Mir-19 is administered by inhalation using med...

The world should go into "emergency" mode in the fight against the spread of coronavirus, the next version of the infection may be even worse than the omicron strain. This was stated by UN Secretary General António Guterres during his speech to the General Assembly. Omicron is another warning. The next option could be worse,” Guterres said. The UN Secretary General expressed confidence that stoppi...

Petersburg polyclinics are preparing to receive patients with coronavirus and suspected of it in person. As Dmitry Lisovets, chairman of the health committee, said at a press briefing, a list of clinics will be determined early next week, where St. Petersburg residents with a mild or asymptomatic form of coronavirus can go. It should be noted that in previous waves of the pandemic, polyclinics did...

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the leaders in herd immunity in Russia are Sevastopol, St. Petersburg,Karelia and Chukotka The level of herd immunity to COVID-19 in Russia increased from 63.7% to 64.4% over the week. This was announced by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, reports TASS. “As of January 21, vaccination with the first component was carried out 81,981,......

RBC Petersburg with a selection of the most important news of the working week The authorities of St. Petersburg are ready to start construction of the Pravoberezhnoye metro station and electric depot in Kudrovo (Leningrad Region) in 2023. This was announced by the governor of the city Alexander Beglov at a joint meeting of the governments of the two regions. The press service of St. Petersburg no...

The budget of Bashkiria for 2021 included 800 million rubles to support the industrial sector. Another 400 million rubles were allocated to help enterprises additionally. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus. “Support for industry plays a significant role in the current economic conditions, enterprises in this industry largely provide tax rev...

251 cases of COVID-19identified in the Novosibirsk region per day. According to the operational headquarters, on the morning of January 21, 100,089 cases of coronavirus were registered in the region (+251 per day), including 11,428 children. 71,498 patients were discharged with recovery (+338 per day). Eleven patients died: men aged 79, 54, 8......

Igor Petrishenko January 21, Minsk. Belarus and Azerbaijan need to maintain the pace of development of trade and economic cooperation. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko at a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Ulvi Bakhshaliyev, BelTA has learned."The visit of the President of Belarus to Azerbaijan in April 2......

While Russian vaccines are awaiting approval from the EU and WHO, Russians are ready to go to other countries for a certificate.Where and under what conditions you can get vaccinated with vaccines from foreign companies - in the material of RBC Vaccination tours abroad began to appear with tour operators in September 2......

Over the past day, a record 3.77 million people have been infected with coronavirus in the world, according to statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO). The previous record for the number of infections was set on January 12. At that time, more than 3.5 million people were infected with the coronavirus worldwide. WHO announces record number of COVID-19 cases per day Society Durin...

Although natural immunity is stronger, it is much safer to get vaccinated, most scientists say. The best defense against COVID-19 infectiongives a combination of vaccine and natural immunity The natural immunity to COVID-19 that occurs after the disease is stronger than that formed after vaccination, according to experts interviewed by RBC. But this does not mean that it is not necessary to do it:...

The Austrian National Council (lower house of parliament) has supported a law introducing mandatory coronavirus vaccination for the entire population from February 2022, Orf TV channel reports. The majority of deputies voted for the adoption. For the law to come into force, it must be approved by the Bundesrat (the upper house of parliament). The vote on this issue will take place on February 3. A...

The Ministry of Health expects that the World Health Organization (WHO) inspectorate will arrive in Russia to check the sites where the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is produced in February. This was announced by the head of the department Mikhail Murashko, TASS reports. “All the data [on the Sputnik V vaccine] has been transferred to WHO, the dossier has been formed, we are waiting for th...

In Russia, operations with cryptocurrency will be banned, a historical record for the incidence of COVID-19in Moscow, the outcome of the "cocaine affair"; the main news is in the RBC review The Central Bank decided to ban cryptocurrencies in Russia The Central Bank proposes to introduce a ban on the issuance, circulation and exchange of cryptocurrencies, as well as on the organization of these ope...

Armed people, who introduced themselves as employees of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs, tried to take away the former judge of the Supreme Court of the republic for interrogation, and also kidnapped his wife. According to human rights activists, she was unconscious. Armed men in civilian clothes and masks broke into an apartment in Nizhny Novgorod, where retired judge of the Supreme Cour...

French authorities are lifting the mandatory outdoor mask requirement from February 2, Prime Minister Jean Castex said at a press conference, writes Le Monde. Starting from this day, the requirement to transfer employees to remote work mode for three days a week will also cease to be mandatory. In addition, the authorities will remove restrictions on the number of participants in cultural and spor...

RBC Krasnodar has collected cultural events of the capital of the Kuban from January 21 to 23, which should not be ignored:from cooking classes and contemporary art exhibitions to tribute shows and rock concerts The high alert regime in the Krasnodar Territory has been extended until March 1, 2022. We remind you of the need to wear masks and maintain social distance in crowded places. Only residen...

The risk of contracting an omicron in those who have been ill is about 15-20%, while earlier the figure was less than 1-2%, said Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy director for clinical and analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, TASS writes. “The chance of contracting an omicron after a person has been ill with another [coronavirus] variant, such as delta, ...

"Omicron" accounts for 42.8% of cases detected in the country, "delta" - 56,2% The Omicron strain of coronavirus has been recorded in 55 regions of Russia, the operational headquarters for combating the spread of infection said. Among the identified cases of COVID-19, the new variant is 42.8%. The delta strain still prevails throughout the country: it was detected in 56.2% of cases. Earlier, the o...

Over the past day, 192 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the region. The site NewsVo.ru writes about this. Compared to Wednesday, January 19, the number of cases has increased significantly. On Wednesday, 170 cases were recorded. In Russia, there is also an increase in cases - 38,850 cases against 33,899 registered a day earlier. Only in Moscow, 11,557 new cases of coronavirus were r...

The country is expecting the delivery of the Sputnik M vaccine. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan reported that the drug has already begun to be sent to the regions As chief epidemiologist, specialist in immunoprophylaxis of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan Dmitry Lopushov said today at a press conference in the Republican Clinical Hospital, the delivery of the...

Kirill Dmitriev The appearance of "omicron" may mark the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic , said the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev. “We hope that Omicron will be a kind of beginning of the end of the pandemic. But there are risks of other mutations, ”he said (quoted by TASS). Scientists compared Sputnik V and Pfizer in producing antibodies to Omicr...

55 residents of the Kaliningrad region filed a lawsuit against the regional government in the regional court. They are trying to challenge three points of Decree No. 134 “On the introduction of a high alert regime on the territory of the Kaliningrad Region”, which requires that when visiting a number of public places a QR code about vaccination, a previous disease, or an up-to-date PCR test. The R...