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Evening Coronavirus
From May 12, we all go to work. Russia is the third in the world in terms of the number of infections. How Rospotrebnadzor became the head of the fight against the pandemic
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Pulse
Russia came in third place in the world in terms of the number of detected patients: at least 221,344 people fell ill in the country. More only in Spain (224,350) and in the USA (1,329,260). During the day, 11,656 new cases of the disease were detected . The Proekt publication found out that at least 376 cadets and officers were infected with the coronavirus during the rehearsals of the Victory Parade .
During the day, 5495 people recovered (a total of 39,801 since the beginning of the pandemic), and 94 people died (total 2009). in Moscow died An FSO officer who served in the Kremlin . The official death rate from coronavirus in Russia is very low: in Italy and the UK, with a similar number of infected, more than 30 thousand people died. At the same time, only in Moscow in April 2020 the highest mortality rate over the past ten years was recorded .
We collect up-to-date data on coronavirus in Russia every day. Here they are in map and table form .
The UK government has published a plan to exit the quarantine . The first stage will start on May 13th. People will be allowed to return to offices, play sports and gather in twos - keeping a distance of two meters. Switzerland is gradually lifting restrictions : from today, schools (for students under 15 years old) and shops, museums, libraries and restaurants are reopening - if they follow the precautionary measures. in France this year There will be no Cannes Film Festival .
News that may affect you directly
Vladimir Putin sent everyone to work and promised to support - but not everyone . The President again turned to the Russians and canceled the “non-working day regime” from May 12 . It will be possible to walk and play sports - but be careful. True, restrictions for people over 65 and people with chronic diseases are not going anywhere . Families with children will receive additional payments . Small and medium-sized businesses from the industries most affected by the pandemic will be taxed . for working with covid patients be paid to doctors by May 15 Putin also demanded that all the promised bonuses . A short retelling of the president's speech is here .
11 regions are ready for the first stage of lifting restrictions , said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova . What these regions are is not specified. The readiness criteria are as follows: the infection spread rate (more precisely, how many people on average become infected from one patient), the number of free beds and the number of tests per 100,000 people per day.
We found out what is happening in Dagestan - the fifth region of Russia in terms of incidence of coronavirus . The real scale of the epidemic may be even worse than the official figures suggest. Hospitals are running out of beds, there are not enough protective equipment, and the isolation regime is constantly violated.
What else
Lilia Yapparova, correspondent for Meduza's investigative department, tells how Rospotrebnadzor became the main anti-coronavirus agency . And he received one and a half billion rubles from the budget for the development of a vaccine, and closed other scientists' access to the necessary biomaterials and samples. As a result, it has become more difficult to conduct research on the genetics of the virus. Scientists say that the development of a vaccine may slow down.
North Korea began to accept aid from the coronavirus, although there is no official epidemic there . According to the DPRK authorities, there is no COVID-19 in the country - and the borders were closed back in January. But now, for some reason, North Korea has begun to accept aid to fight the epidemic , and indirect signs indicate that restrictions have nevertheless been introduced in the DPRK.
The pandemic has shown that the ROC is not a monolithic structure and has intensified the internal struggle for power and resources. Sociologist of religion Nikolai Mitrokhin told us what is happening inside the Orthodox Church and who could become the next patriarch.
The coronavirus is changing everything, including entertainment . And we are talking not only about cinema or amusement parks, but also about the theater. In Russia and in the world, digital performances are emerging that turn the viewer into an active participant in the action and resemble online games.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund will sell assets for the first time in history. The budget deficit due to the coronavirus and the fall in oil prices will be $20 billion. The Norwegian fund is the largest in the world, the value of its assets is estimated at a trillion dollars .
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Here is what our reader Lyubov wrote to us:
They say that a person becomes an adult when he suddenly realizes that olives are insanely delicious. Or when you get your first real hangover. As a child, looking at relatives, I thought that people grow up when they develop a love for plants and a hatred for disorder. In my family, everyone at the age of about 30 begins to maniacally plant coziness and pots with green monsters, and also start endless repairs, dream of a garden and, in the most difficult cases, still start a dacha. Of course, that's why I looked at plants like I was allergic to cats, and was the most fanatical adept of mess and chaos. Even when childhood is over. And in self-isolation, she suddenly got hooked on decluttering and all kinds of decor there. Worse, in a month and a half, all the window sills were filled with succulents, ivy, flowers and other evil spirits in an unknown way. And from my departure, they are not at all near death. Even an orchid! I already have nightmares about how I am busy with flower beds and feeding mosquitoes outside the city.
I'm only 24, still to be weird and weird! Self isolation for what?
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