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According to the head of the region, if the incidence continues to grow, and herd immunity continues to fall, then it will be necessary to return the mask regime.Over the week, the number of cases increased by 8% “Medical institutions have already returned the mask regime. We also need to consult. Of course, in the summer it is even more inconvenient. But if the situation continues to develop in t...

Earlier, Finland called for a ban on issuing visas to Russians. The European Commission ruled out the ban, as this is not possible under EU law. The EU Delegation also assured RBC The EU is not discussing the issue of stopping the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians, RBC was told at the EU Delegation to Russia. Earlier, several EU countries made calls to stop issuing visas to Russian citizens, ...

In Bulgaria, in the first five months of 2022, compared to the same period last year, the number of Russian tourists increased by 3.9 times, Tourism Minister Hristo Prodanov said, Dnes reports. “Despite the difficult international situation, the lack of direct flights, a total of 33,584 visits [to the country] by Russian tourists were taken into account in January-May 2......

A special operation in Ukraine could lead to the fragmentation of the world economy into geopolitical blocs. This will prevent countries from jointly fighting global problems, including climate change, The International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with traditional economic and financial risks (tightening of monetary policy, slowdown in economic growth in China, rising energy prices, etc.), attribut...

Within a week, the assets of 19 companies worth more than UAH 7.7 billion (more than $210 million), which were controlled by Russian corporations and banks, were transferred to state management. This was announced by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in its Telegram channel. The message, in particular, mentions Rosatom, Gazprom, Rusal and Tatneft. The representative of Rosatom declined to comm...

According to the governor,due to the refusal of the Lithuanian Siauliai Bank to work with Russia, Lithuania may block the transit corridor to the Kaliningrad region from September 1 The refusal of the Lithuanian Šiaulių bankas, which serves the transit of goods to Kaliningrad, from working with Russia will mean the impossibility of paying for the fare, in connection with which Lithuania may stop p...

According to the ministry, the buyer of the H&M business could be a company from friendly countries.Previously, the Swedish brand estimated the damage from leaving Russia at $192 million. The Swedish H&M Group, which announced its withdrawal from Russia in mid-July, is looking for a buyer for its assets in the country. This information, which was previously reported by Kommersant, was confirmed by...

According to Nehammer, the EU embargo on Russian gas will do more harm to Europe,including Austrian and German industry A European Union (EU) embargo on gas from Russia is impossible, and Austria has always advocated that sanctions harm those against whom they are imposed more than those who impose them. This was stated by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, reports APA. According to him, Austria, ...

Among doctors there is no consensus on the likelihood of a new wave of COVID-19. Moscow medical institutions are returning the anti-epidemic regime with mandatory thermometry, masks and social distance, a new increase in the incidence is recorded in St. Petersburg and forecasts are being made about the beginning of the sixth wave of the pandemic. However, in Finland they are calling for revaccinat...

The beginning of the rise in the incidence is provoked by the spread of three sub-variants of coronavirus A new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic begins in Bashkiria . This is evidenced by the growing incidence rates in the region, experts interviewed by RBC Ufa said. The new rise in the number of cases is due to the spread of strains of coronavirus BA.4 and BA.5, as well as a subvariant known as "cen...

This is the highest figure since April 13, when more than 11.7 thousand cases were registered.coronavirus cases In Russia, 11,515 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day, follows from the data of the operational headquarters. More than 11.5 thousand infected in the country were registered for the first time since April 13. Then more than 11.7 thousand cases of COVID-19 were detect...

US President Joe Biden tested negative twice a week after contracting coronavirus and will return to face-to-face work, Reuters reports. The disease of 79-year-old Biden became known on July 21; having become infected, he switched to remote work. The American leader passed the first negative test on July 26, the second on July 27. "My symptoms were mild, my recovery was quick and I feel great," Bi...

According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church is Putin's closest ally and one of the most active supporters of the "war against Ukraine."Earlier, Lithuania also proposed to include the patriarch in the EU sanctions list Patriarch Kirill Lithuania has banned the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Ru...

Mechanism for limiting prices for Russian oilG7 plans to introduce simultaneously with a partial EU embargo, Reuters learned.The embargo will take effect on December 5 The G7 plans to impose a ceiling on Russian oil prices by December 5, when EU sanctions will come into force , prohibiting the import of Russian raw materials by sea, a source told Reuters. “The goal is to meet the deadlines set by ...

The publication writes that due to the actions of the President of Russia, who seeks to destabilize the EU,German consumers may face a shortage of gas cylinders and oil coolers Gas cylinders and oil coolers are gradually disappearing from the shelves of German hardware stores, writes Spiegel in the morning newsletter. According to the authors, the current shortage is similar to that of toilet pape...

In the Krasnodar Territory, at the moment, not a single case of infection with the new subspecies of COVID-19 "Centaur" has been registered. RBC Krasnodar was told about this in the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor. On Wednesday, Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, said that seven cases of the Centaur disease had already...

The number of infections is growing due to new substrains, but not as fast as with the appearance of the original version of "omicron", said the deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology. The expert thinks A rapid increase in the incidence of COVID-19 , as in January when changing "delta" to "omicron", is not observed in Russia, said Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy director of...

The US S&P 500 fluctuations in June were three times the level of volatility before the pandemic, and the NASDAQ Composite has fallen by almost 30% since the beginning of the year. The Economist explains, Market analysts and investors often find the times in which they live unique. History has at least four "black Mondays" (a sharp one-day stock market fall. -). They got their name by analogy with...

In the first half of 2022, the production of poultry meat increased by 4.5% in the Chelyabinsk region to 137.3 thousand tons, as well as the production of eggs by 7.3% to 797 million pieces, the Chamber of Control and Accounts of the Chelyabinsk region reported. The positive dynamics in the industry is associated, among other things, with the growth in consumer demand for poultry meat in 2......

Earlier, Gazprom announced that from July 27 it will decommission another turbine at the Portovaya CS of the Nord Stream pipeline. According to the German operator Gascade, The flow of gas through Nord Stream 1 has decreased from 65 million cubic meters. m per day up to 35 million cubic meters. m, or 2......

According to the head of the Bavaria Paper Manufacturers Association,due to a shortage of gas and expensive electricity, Germans are at risk of facing a shortage of familiar paper products in the coming months If Germany does not get enough gas in the coming months, many products from the paper industry, including toilet paper, could be in short supply. Jurgen Schaller, Chairman of the Board of th...

Daily number of cases of COVID-19 infectionexceeded 9 thousand for the first time since mid-April.Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor explained the increase in the incidence of the spread of more contagious variants of the virus. Over the past day, Russian doctors have identified 9,027 new cases of coronavirus infection while testing 112,......

According to analytical studies, in 2020, more than 160,000 tons of antibiotics were used in the global livestock industry. By 2030, this figure could reach over 200,000 tons. According to official EU statistics, the ratio of antibiotics used in medicine and animal husbandry differs significantly for different countries, but on average, the consumption of antibiotics in medicine is in the lead. MA...

Against the background of disruptions in supplies from Russia, the EU decided to reduce gas consumption by 15% from August 1, 2022 until the end of March 2023. RBC figured out On Tuesday, July 26, EU countries reached a "political agreement" on a voluntary reduction in gas consumption by 15% compared to the average for the past five years in the next eight months - from August 1, 2......

The European Union once again approved a six-month extension of sanctions,first introduced in 2014 and greatly expanded after February 2022 The EU Council has extended sanctions against Russia imposed in connection with the situation in Ukraine for another six months, according to a press release from the Council. “The EU Council today decided to extend for six months, until January 31, 2......

According to Bloomberg sources, Russiais using supply disruptions to encourage European countries to “rethink painful sanctions.” The Kremlin has repeatedly stressed Russia is likely to keep gas supplies to the European Union at a minimum, increasing pressure on it due to sanctions, sources told Bloomberg. As the agency writes, officially the Russian authorities called the reasons for the reductio...

In connection with the increase in the incidence of coronavirus, Rospotrebnadzor recommended that people from risk groups continue to wear masks in public places and use antiseptics, as well as to be vaccinated every six months for all Russians. Risk groups include the elderly and those with chronic diseases. The agency noted that the increase in the incidence in Russia was caused by the spread of...

Photo Unsplash July 26, Minsk. The President of Uganda, after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said that the country wants to cooperate directly with the Russian Federation. The agency writes about it.The leader of the African state, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, stressed during a press conference that Uganda produces many crops that could be useful to Russia. In particular, they t...

In mid-July, against the backdrop of an increase in the incidence of coronavirus, the demand of Russians for rapid tests for COVID-19 increased by 36% compared to the same period in June, follows from the message of the First OFD (fiscal data operator, part of the VTB group), received by RBC. The number of such tests sold by pharmacies served by the First OFD in mid-July amounted to 366......

After the peak of the incidence over the past 2.5 months, which was recorded on July 24, the number of new cases has fallen by almost 20%. At the same time, compared with the previous day, July 25, Over the past day, 6,183 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been detected in Russia, according to the operational headquarters. This is 6% less than the day before, and 18% less than on July 24, when ...