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Four regions of Russia have vaccinated more than 20% of the population
After new measures and restrictions in the regions, the number of people wishing to be vaccinated began to grow sharply. Which regions are leading and which are lagging behind in terms of vaccination rates, RBC found out Since the last RBC count, which was conducted in mid-May, the number of Russians who received at least one dose of the vaccine has grown from 13.9 million (9.5% of the total popul...
The EU for the first time introduced sectoral sanctions against Belarus
The EU for the first time introduced sectoral sanctions against Belarus, banning the import of oil products and potash fertilizers. This is at least 13% of the country's total exports to Europe, RBC calculated. First sectoral sanctions On Thursday, June 24, the EU Council of Ministers announced the introduction of sectoral sanctions against Belarus. They are introduced for this country for the fir...
Chumakov Center decided to participate in the vaccine program for the poorest countries
Center them. Chumakova submitted an application for the participation of the CoviVac coronavirus vaccine he created in the international COVAX program. Konstantin Chernov, deputy general director for project activities and innovations of the center, announced this on the air of the Ekho Moskvy radio station. “We applied to the COVAX program,” he said. The developer evaluated the effectiveness of t...
Deputies will appeal to the Federal Antimonopoly Service because of the increase in the cost of tests for coronavirus
The deputies are preparing an appeal to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to take control of the increase in prices for PCR tests and antibody tests for COVID-19 . This was stated by the head of the Committee on Information Policy, State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein in Telegram. “We are preparing an appeal to the Federal Antimonopoly Service: to take the situation under special control, c...
Deputies will appeal to the Federal Antimonopoly Service because of the increase in the cost of tests for coronavirus
The deputies are preparing an appeal to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to take control of the increase in prices for PCR tests and antibody tests for COVID-19 . This was stated by the head of the Committee on Information Policy, State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein in Telegram. “We are preparing an appeal to the Federal Antimonopoly Service: to take the situation under special control, c...
Vaccines against COVID for children who made it to the Euro playoffs. The main thing for the night
WHO has changed its position on the vaccination of children against COVID-19, banks began to sell the debts of young borrowers to collectors more often, the EU agreed on new sanctions against Belarus, who reached the Euro playoffs - in the RBC review WHO approves vaccination of children The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued recommendations for the first time indicating that children can b...
Brazil breaks record for coronavirus cases
Brazil has set a new record for the number of people infected since the beginning of the pandemic - 115,228 people per day, follows from information on the website of the country's Ministry of Health. Over the past day, 2,392 people have died in the country. The total number of cases for the entire period of the pandemic exceeded 18.16 million people, 5......
The first five cars were raffled among Muscovites vaccinated against COVID-19
In the capital, the first five cars were raffled among those vaccinated against the coronavirus. The winners were announced on the air of the Moscow 24 TV channel. “The owners of valuable prizes were Lusine Ashotovna, Sergey Evgenievich, Irina Borisovna, Dmitry Igorevich and Svetlana Sergeyevna,” the message says. Sobyanin announced the peak incidence of COVID-19 in Moscow Society Those who were v...
Golikova announced the absence of a strain of coronavirus "delta plus" in Russia
Cases of infection with a variety of the Indian strain of coronavirus "delta plus" in Russia have not been registered. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova during a meeting between the president and the government. “Indian scientists have reported several delta mutations, one of which has been named delta plus. Isolated cases of it were recorded in the republic. Seven sequence...
In the suburbs will ban the use of children's and sports grounds
From June 28 in the Moscow region it is forbidden to use children's and sports grounds. The corresponding order was signed by the governor of the region Andrey Vorobyov. “Suspend from June 28, 2021 the use of infrastructure facilities of city parks of culture and recreation in the Moscow region, including children's, sports grounds, gazebos and other facilities,” the order says. In the suburbs rev...
In Moscow, a member of Pussy Riot was detained for a rally on the anniversary of the start of the Second World War
A protocol was drawn up against Maria Alyokhina for disobeying the demands of the police. Together with another detained Olga Shalina and a mutual friend, she will spend the night at the police station. Police in Moscow have detained a member of the Pussy Riot group Maria Alekhina for an action timed to coincide with the anniversary of the start of World War II. This was announced by her lawyer Ol...
Virologists explain why vaccinated people become infected with COVID-19
The likelihood of contracting coronavirus after vaccination depends on the immune response of the body, which manifests itself individually, as well as on how well the protocols for storing the vaccine were followed, virologists interviewed by RBC believe. “It is possible to get sick after vaccination, especially in the current situation, when there are strains with increased contagiousness in the...
Sociologists have assessed the attitude of Russians to mandatory vaccination
Half of the respondents positively assessed this decision, follows from the data of VTsIOM. 52% of respondents believe that this measure will prevent the spread of COVID-19in Moscow and the Moscow region, a third of respondents do not agree with this Among Russians, 30% are rather negative about the decision of the authorities of Moscow and the Moscow Region on mandatory vaccination of part of the...
Moscow authorities will not introduce QR codes to visit shopping centers and fitness rooms
In Moscow, there are no plans to introduce special QR codes for visiting shopping centers and gyms due to the spread of COVID-19 . This was announced by the head of the department of trade and services of the capital Alexei Nemeryuk, the broadcast was conducted on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel. “So far there are no such decisions, we will observe,” he answered the corresponding question. Nem...
Russian business promised employees snowmobiles and vouchers for vaccination
Companies have introduced incentive measures for those who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus: prize draws, extra days off, priority in the distribution of vouchers. According to Bloomberg, Due to another increase in the incidence of coronavirus infection in the country, the largest Russian companies are trying to encourage employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to achieve...
Moscow authorities have announced the timing of the supply of "Sputnik Light"
Anastasia Rakova The Sputnik Light vaccine may arrive in Moscow at the end of this or by the beginning of next week. This was stated by the vice-mayor of the capital Anastasia Rakova, RIA Novosti reports. “I really hope that we will receive the Sputnik Light vaccine at the end of this week or at the beginning of the next,” Rakova said. At the same time, she noted that foreigners would be vaccinate...
Venezuela puts US conditions for conducting joint business
Venezuela lost assets in Colombia due to US sanctions, and billions of dollars belonging to the country were also blocked, the foreign minister said.He called for depressurization of the Venezuelan industry by Jorge Arreas Venezuela hopes that the US administration led by Joe Biden will take a constructive approach in relations with Caracas, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said at a conf...
Gunzburg named suitable drugs for revaccination against COVID-19
The Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V is suitable for revaccination of those who have had COVID-19 or have already been vaccinated with EpiVacCorona or KoviVac, the director of the center said. N. F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg, RIA Novosti reports. video Sputnik V can be revaccinated after EpiVacCorona and KoviVac,” Gunzburg said. He also added that the second vaccine from the Sputnik Light G...
Rospotrebnadzor assessed the chances of contracting a coronavirus in a pond
Coronavirus is not transmitted through water, so you cannot get infected with this infection by swimming in a pond. This was reported to TASS by the leading expert of the CMD Center for Molecular Diagnostics of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor Mikhail Lebedev. “There is currently no evidence that the COVID-19 pathogen , which is transmitted from person to person by...
Gunzburg explained the "cunning" of the Indian strain of coronavirus
The danger of the Indian strain of coronavirus and its mutation lies in the fact that this version of the virus becomes resistant to antibodies when it enters cells. This was stated by the director of the Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Gamaleya, where the Sputnik V vaccine was developed, Alexander Gintsburg in an interview with RIA Novosti. ......
Sanctions against Gutseriev, "inevitable" revaccination. The main thing of the day
How Gutseriev fell under sanctions because of Lukashenka, whether the Russians will have to be vaccinated again and why Lada will become more expensive - in the review of the main news of the day on RBC EU sanctions for Gutseriev because of Belarus The EU Council adopted the fourth package of sanctions against Belarus, including in connection with the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk at...
WHO evaluates the effectiveness of vaccines against the “Indian” strain of COVID
The “Indian” strain of coronavirus has already been recorded in 92 countries around the world, WHO warns.The two main factors of its spread are greater contagiousness and the rejection of part of the restrictions. The Delta (Indian) coronavirus strain has already reached 92 countries, WHO expert Maria van Kerkhove said at a briefing. Vaccines remain an effective method of counteracting this strain...
The United States and Britain, following the European Union, imposed sanctions against Belarus
Canada and the United Kingdom, following the EU, imposed sanctionsagainst Belarus. The United States also accepted the new package: the head of the KGB of the republic, Lukashenka's press secretary and the police chief of Minsk fell under their restrictions. The United States imposed sanctions against five organizations and 16 citizens of Belarus, according to the website of the US Treasury. Among...
Summer reset: residents of the Republic of Tatarstan cancel trips to Crimea for the sake of Turkey
Kazan Airport is working on the issues of coordinating the schedule for the movement of aircraft to the Republic of Turkey. According to the forecast of the Association of Travel Agencies of the Republic of Tatarstan, the flight program will be finalized within a week According to the online scoreboard of the airport of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, planes to Turkey will start flying f...
The developer assessed the possibility of revaccination with EpiVacCorona
The EpiVacCorona coronavirus vaccine developed by the Vector Center can be used for revaccination an unlimited number of times. This was reported by the press service of Rospotrebnadzor with reference to the scientific center, RIA Novosti reports. “The composition of the EpiVacCoron vaccine makes it possible to use it for revaccination – without limiting their number,” they said. They also clarifi...
EU approves new sanctions against Belarus
EU approves new sanctionsagainst Belarus, developed in response to the Ryanair incident and the detention of Roman Protasevich. According to Bloomberg, The foreign ministers of the EU countries have approved a new package of sanctions against Belarus, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said on Twitter. “Today, the EU is sending another strong signal of support to the people of Belar...
More than 100 establishments have joined the experiment with "viewless zones"
Establishments with COVID vaccinated-only areas are not subject to quarantine measures and can operate after 23:00.Those wishing to participate in the experiment in Moscow must register in a special register More than 100 restaurants, cafes, bars and other catering establishments have signed up to participate in the pilot to create areas for visitors and staff who have been vaccinated against COVI...
The Kremlin called the inevitable revaccination against coronavirus
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Russia is "inevitable". This was stated by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, RBC correspondent reports. According to Peskov, this also applies to revaccination. The press secretary was also asked if the president is concerned that the Russians still do not understand the mechanism of revaccination, and the antibody test is paid. “Of course, the pre...
The White House ruled out the impact of the Putin-Biden summit on sanctions policy
The meeting of the presidents did not affect the US sanctions policy, said Psaki. Earlier, Washington announced new restrictions against Moscow. They are connected with the poisoning of Navalny and will affect companies from the Nord Stream 2 project Jen Psaki The meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States in Geneva did not bring "any changes" to Washington's sanctions policy. This ...
New strain in India. Pandemic highlights for June 21
Repeated cases of COVID-19 infection in previously ill and vaccinated, another region with mandatory vaccination, Israel opens borders for vaccinated tourists, USAthreatened China. The main news about COVID is in the RBC review June 20, 11:00 Moscow time Coronavirus Russia Moscow World +8629 (per day) 4.9 million Recovered ......