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Coronavirus is not limited to humans. We are waiting for a new speech by Putin. We tell where everyone gathered for May

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In Russia, for the third day in a row, more than 10 thousand cases of infection are detected . However, this is 479 fewer cases than the day before. The total number of cases has exceeded 155 thousand people. After the May holidays, the number of cases may increase: for the holidays from Moscow and St. Petersburg, where there are the most cases of coronavirus, at least 70 thousand people will disperse .

Another 95 patients died during the day (a total of 1451 people since the beginning of the epidemic). has died The general designer of the rocket and space corporation Energia, Yevgeny Mikrin , who participated in the creation of the Buran, Progress and Soyuz spacecraft, . 19,865 people have recovered since the beginning of the epidemic. Here is the current data for Russia on the map and in the table .

More than 250,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide. Great Britain came out on top in Europe in terms of the number of deaths . 32,313 people died there. In Italy, only 1075 cases were detected per day - this is the lowest figure in a month . Alyaksandr Lukashenka is still going to hold the Victory Day parade on May 9 and is calling the heads of state of “at least the former Soviet Union” to Minsk. In The Hague , 50 people were detained who protested against the quarantine.

World Data: Map and Table .

News that may affect you directly

In Russia, cases of domestic violence began to be reported more often - at least twice. According to Tatyana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights, in March there were 6054 messages, in April there were more than 13 thousand. We have guidance from a lawyer for those who have been victims of domestic violence. We also discussed this issue in a recent edition of the What Happened podcast .

In St. Petersburg, the maternity hospital No. 6 named after Snegirev was closed for patients . One of the patients was diagnosed with coronavirus . Governor Alexander Beglov came to the maternity hospital two days ago - however, he defended himself in full .

What else

We tell how migrants live during the epidemic. Now, the migrant workers are one of the most vulnerable groups, as they often share one apartment with many people and do not have access to healthcare. In addition, many have already lost their jobs. This is the theme of the new episode of the What Happened podcast .

On May 9, Vladimir Putin is due to make another appeal to the Russians. And "Match TV" decided before this appeal to repeat the final of the 2018 Olympics between the hockey teams of Russia and Germany .

Everyone is arguing with US Secretary of State and former CIA director Mike Pompeo about the origin of the coronavirus . Pompeo insists that the virus spread from a laboratory in the city of Wuhan. The World Health Organization assures that this is speculation . There is no proof of this in the intelligence services of Great Britain and Australia . We tell why there are grounds for accusations against China , but there are more politics.

The Syndicat-100 journalistic association invited doctors to anonymously complain about the lack of protective equipment. Journalists are going to write inquiries to the management of hospitals and officials . And with the consent of doctors to talk about it publicly. Now doctors do not have leverage on the management: when they complain about the lack of masks and protective suits, they are threatened with opening a criminal case and cutting their salaries .

Great apes can also become infected with COVID-19. And for them it is much more dangerous than for humans. Scientists fear that one in five monkeys will die from the infection . The problem is that the monkeys cannot be forced to keep their distance or put them on a ventilator.

PS There is not much good news in this mailing list, so let's do this: you will tell us what good things happen to you. We will talk about it in the newsletter, and everyone else will be happy for you.

Here is what a reader Olya wrote to us:

My daughter just turned 1.5 years old. Before that, I worked part-time, my husband sat with her. I was supposed to go full-time at the end of March, which would make life difficult for both the baby and my husband, and then covid, self-isolation and remote work. I went out for a full day, but I don’t spend 2.5 hours a day on transport and I have lunch with my family, so the baby, husband and older children are very happy. And I'm even happier :)

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