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Evening Coronavirus
Several cases of re-infection have been identified around the world. Rospotrebnadzor investigates bats. How will the oil and gas industry recover?
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In Russia, again less than five thousand cases per day: this time, 4696 new cases of COVID-19 were detected. In total, 966,189 people have fallen ill since the beginning of the pandemic in the country. During the day, 6652 patients with covid were discharged from hospitals. For all the time, 779,747 people have recovered. During the day, 120 people died, a total of 16,568 people.
The head of the Republic of Tuva, Sholban Kara-ool, announced last night that he had been re-infected with the coronavirus . He was taken to Moscow for examination. Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko believes that there is no data yet to confirm this diagnosis . In the Sverdlovsk region - "a steady decrease in the incidence," said Vice Governor Pavel Krekov .
in the Nizhny Novgorod region Cinemas opened . In the Moscow region, you can again undergo medical examination and medical examination . The authorities of Transbaikalia until October 18 have extended the self-isolation regime for people over 65 . In the Khabarovsk Territory, all boarding schools will be checked after an outbreak of the disease in a nursing home for the elderly and disabled in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. 200 people got sick there.
Data on Russia in the form of a map and a table . We update them every day.
the most Covid cases in the world For 18 days in a row , India has . Today, 60,975 people have been infected there, a total of 3,167,323 people since the beginning of the pandemic. Only Brazil and the USA are ahead. In the Gaza Strip, a 48-hour quarantine was introduced after the discovery of the first infected people. In Belgium and the Netherlands, they were identified on the occasion of re-infection with coronavirus, local media report. on a re-infected man Yesterday, scientists in Hong Kong reported . Thailand has extended the state of emergency until September 30 . residents Xinjiang said they were forcibly injected with the Chinese vaccine and handcuffed to stay at home.
to the autonomous regions The Spanish authorities will send 2,000 troops to monitor measures to combat the pandemic. In Hong Kong, from August 28, restrictions will be eased: in particular, cinemas and beauty salons will open . The government of Ukraine proposed to extend the quarantine until November 1 . The number of infected in the country is growing, today there are already more than a hundred thousand people. The leader of the Ukrainian party "Fatherland" Yulia Tymoshenko was connected to a ventilator . has tested positive for coronavirus Eight-time Olympic champion runner Usain Bolt .
News that may affect you directly
From August 28, Russians (though not all) will be able to enter Cyprus . Entry was allowed to Russians who permanently reside in Cyprus, their family members, diplomats, as well as those who have a residence permit or a special entry permit from the authorities. Upon arrival, you will need to take a coronavirus test or present a certificate of negative test results, and then serve a two-week quarantine.
The Russian vaccine will be tested on Belarusians . Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko agreed that volunteers from Belarus would take part in the third stage of vaccine testing . This will be the first country to receive the vaccine developed at the Gamaleya Center.
What else
Rospotrebnadzor checks bats for coronavirus. The study is conducted in different regions : in Moscow and the Moscow region, in some areas of the Central Black Earth region and the Southern Federal District (Voronezh and Volgograd regions, the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory). Scientists are going to learn all about the viruses that bats carry - as well as the routes that animals can take to spread viruses.
Oil and gas prices will be volatile and demand will grow slowly . This is stated in a study by the Moody's rating agency , which is devoted to the impact of the pandemic on the oil and gas industry. Analysts expect prices to stabilize at $45-$65 per barrel in 2021. Lower prices alone do not stimulate demand for oil products: there are too many crude oil reserves on the market.
KFC abandoned the slogan "You'll lick your fingers" because of the pandemic . The fast food chain felt that the slogan now does not look entirely appropriate, and promised to return it "when the time is right . " This slogan was used for 64 years.
Formula 1 has canceled the Chinese Grand Prix . Initially, the Chinese stage was supposed to take place on April 19, but in February, due to the pandemic, it was postponed to November. Today, the management of Formula 1 announced its final cancellation . Four more stages have been added to the 2020 season calendar: in Turkey, in Abu Dhabi and two stages in Bahrain. There will be 17 stages in the season, the smallest number since 2009.
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