Evening Coronavirus

In Moscow, the incidence of SARS and influenza is growing. In Greece, the "second wave" began. From August 21, it will be possible to return part of the money for trips around Russia.

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The number of deaths from coronavirus in Russia exceeded 15 thousand people. During the day, 70 people died, on Sunday - 77, on Saturday - 129. An exorcist of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Herman, died . During the day, 5118 people became infected. In addition to the usual Moscow (+694 new cases of covid) and the Sverdlovsk region (179), this time the leaders are not Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, but St. Petersburg (157). In total, 892,654 people have fallen ill since the beginning of the pandemic in the country. During the day, 3259 patients with covid were discharged from hospitals. For all the time, 696,681 people have recovered.

In Moscow, the number of cases of SARS and influenza is growing . According to Sergei Sobyanin, the flow of patients has been divided and patients with covid will not intersect with other patients. In Crimea, the number of coronavirus infections is growing. The authorities set up an infectious diseases hospital based on a maternity hospital in Simferopol, but there is no one to work there .

Data on Russia in the form of a map and a table . We update them every day.

The number of cases in the US has exceeded five million . This is more than a quarter of those infected worldwide - there are just under 20 million people. In the UK, for the first time since the end of June, more than a thousand people fell ill. In total, there are 311,422 infected people in the country. died in a day In Australia , a record 19 people . The main focus of infection there is the state of Victoria. The record number of deaths per day in India is 1007 people .

In Greece, which opened its borders to tourists in June, “on formal grounds” the second wave of the pandemic began . On Sunday, a record 203 new cases of covid were detected. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said the authorities would introduce new restrictions. Residents of Ireland have been required to wear masks in supermarkets, shopping centers, theaters and cinemas. from now on In Paris, masks must be worn on the streets . Antonio Banderas has contracted COVID-19 . The actor, in his own words, "feels relatively well, only a little more tired than usual."

World Data: Map and Table .

News that may affect you directly

Russian pharmaceutical companies urged the Ministry of Health not to rush to register the Russian vaccine . The vaccine, developed at the Gamaleya Center, has so far been tested on too few people . As of the end of July, it was administered to 76 volunteers. There are 26 vaccine candidates in the world, six of which are being tested with thousands and tens of thousands of people. The appeal says that the accelerated registration "will expose the end users of the vaccine, the citizens of the Russian Federation, to unnecessary danger."

Cashback for trips around Russia will earn from August 21 . You will need to go to the site mirtravel.rf , have time to choose a ticket before August 28 and pay for it with a Mir card. The tour must last at least five days, they will return from five to 15 thousand rubles, depending on the cost of the tour. The list of regions where you can go is here .

Retirement experience for doctors who work with covid patients will be counted as two days. This rule will be valid from January 1 to the end of September 2020. According to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, thanks to this decision, every year about four thousand doctors will be able to retire early .

What else

Artists of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theaters fell ill . the first to report this RBC was , citing sources. fell ill at the Bolshoi A ballerina and an artist of the Youth Opera Program . They were sent to quarantine, people who had contact with them were analyzed. In the Mariinsky, according to RBC, there are several infected. They were also suspended from work .

The coronavirus was found in the players of St. Petersburg “Zenith” and Madrid “Atletico”. In "Zenith" one player fell ill, his name is not called . At Atlético, striker Ángel Correa and defender Sime Vrsaljko have been infected . Today, Madrid are playing in the ¼ finals of the Champions League against Leipzig.

PS Usually at the end of the newsletter we tell good news from subscribers, but today I want to say something else. Presidential elections were held in Belarus yesterday, after which protests began , because the opposition does not believe in the victory of Alexander Lukashenko. On Lukashenka's orders, the protesters were violently dispersed, beaten and fired with rubber bullets . More protests tonight. We are watching .

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