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We are talking to a volunteer who tested the Russian vaccine on himself. Sweden has the highest death rate in 150 years. A trillion rubles were spent to save the Russian economy

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In Russia, more than 16 thousand people have already died from the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. Over the past day, 110 people have died. For the fifth day in a row, fewer than 5,000 cases have been detected in the country: 4,785 people have fallen ill. In total, 942,106 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. During the day, 6090 patients with covid were discharged from hospitals. For all the time, 755,513 people have recovered.

In the Novosibirsk region, all hospitals, except for two, have resumed scheduled admissions of patients. In the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug, the self-isolation regime for the elderly and pregnant women has been extended until September 6 . The authorities of the Kirov region are going to extend the restrictions . Now mass events are prohibited in the region, baths, saunas, spas and nightclubs do not work. will open in the Perm Territory From September 1 , theaters, cinemas and concert venues . were opened in the Khabarovsk Territory Clubs and music schools .

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

In Germany, 1707 new cases of covid were detected - this is the maximum since April 18. In total, there are 229,706 infected people in the country. In Italy, 845 people fell ill per day. This is the maximum since May 16 . In Ukraine, a record for infections for all time: 2134 new cases were detected per day . In total, there are almost 100 thousand cases in the country. On average, 26,000 new cases of coronavirus are registered in Europe every day . Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, warned of the danger of a second wave. In the first half of 2020, 51.4 thousand people died in Sweden . More people in six months in the country died only in 1869. in Belgium on September 1st Schools will reopen . Children over 12 and teachers will be required to wear masks.

World Data: Map and Table .

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We are again discussing the Russian vaccine with the science editor of Meduza and the volunteer who participated in its trials . Dmitry Tolkachev, 27, from Rybinsk, was among the 76 people who received the vaccine, and among the 20 who received both components. In an episode of the What Happened podcast , he talked about how the trials went and how the participants felt. And science editor Alexander Ershov explained why the Russian vaccine is more propaganda than a breakthrough (and why it's called Sputnik V).

Mass vaccination in Russia will begin in October - simultaneously with the third phase of the vaccine study . The study will involve 40,000 people . At the same time, neither the volunteers nor the doctors participating in the observation will know who will receive the real vaccine and who will receive the placebo.

In Moscow, they are going to test all employees of schools and universities . This applies not only to teachers : “Until September 1, all teachers and employees of educational institutions, including employees of catering departments, security companies, cleaning companies, will be tested without fail,” said Moscow Vice Mayor Anastasia Rakova. The tests will be free, in total it is planned to test about 180 thousand people.

A special application will be developed to control vaccination . According to the vaccine developer, deputy head of the Gamaleya Center Denis Logunov, each test tube will have a QR code : “Each test tube will be tied to a person, and a person to an application. A special application is being developed. Application will be under the most severe control. was published on Meduza A long interview with Logunov .

What else

A third of the players and the head coach of the Avtomobilist hockey club fell ill . The patients were isolated . The Cup of the Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region, in which the Yekaterinburg club was supposed to participate, was canceled . Coronavirus was also found in Traktor players, and earlier in Sibir hockey players . The season in the Continental Hockey League is due to start on September 2.

More than a trillion rubles have been spent on restoring the Russian economy . The exact amount is 1.25 trillion for the first half of the year . Due to the pandemic, part of the money was not spent as planned. For example, they did not allocate 25 billion to support the automotive industry, did not repair roads in Crimea, and did not support enterprises in the Irkutsk region that suffered from floods. The cost of eliminating the consequences of the epidemic can increase up to 1.8 trillion rubles

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