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Evening Coronavirus
We are waiting for the resumption of flights to seven more countries (perhaps in vain). Yulia Tymoshenko is in critical condition. A million people fell ill in the world in less than a week
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For eight days in a row, less than five thousand new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Russia: 4921 on Saturday, 4852 on Sunday and 4744 today. In total, 961,493 people have fallen ill since the beginning of the pandemic in the country. During the day, 2456 patients with covid were discharged from hospitals. For all the time, 773,095 people have recovered. During the day, 65 people died, in total - 16,448 people.
have been infected as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in a nursing home for the elderly and disabled in Komsomolsk-on-Amur More than 200 people . Last week, were reported 75 cases have opened in the Khabarovsk Territory . Cinemas, theaters and houses of culture . In the Sverdlovsk region, the self-isolation regime for people over 65 has been extended until August 31 . In the Ivanovo region, this regime will be canceled - also from August 31. Hospitals in the Altai Territory have again begun to provide planned medical care.
In the Novosibirsk region, the high alert regime has been extended until September 30 . Kindergartens in Primorye will return to their regular work schedule from September 1 . In Kamchatka, the mask regime has been extended until August 31 . In Kalmykia, restrictions have been extended for another two weeks, until September 6 inclusive. The Vakhtangov Theater has canceled all rehearsals . Two artists fell ill there, they are at home in self-isolation.
Data on Russia in the form of a map and a table . We update them every day.
have already been detected in the world More than 23 million cases of covid . To date, 23,427,583 people have been infected. As early as August 19, there were 22 million cases. The number of infections in India has exceeded three million . Alexander Lukashenko believes that the incidence in Belarus is not decreasing because of the protesters : “These are our graters on the streets, they make themselves felt, and we don’t have the recession that we once had.” The leader of the Ukrainian party and the parliamentary faction "Fatherland" Yulia Tymoshenko fell ill . According to her press secretary Marina Soroka, Tymoshenko's condition is assessed as serious. The Seoul authorities have made it mandatory for everyone to wear masks in public places.
In Italy, people began testing a vaccine developed at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases. So far, it has been introduced to 90 volunteers. The number of infections has recently been growing in the country: 1210 new cases have been detected over the past day . There have not been so many since May, when quarantine was still in effect. The United States has temporarily allowed the treatment of coronavirus with the blood plasma of recovered patients. WHO doubts the effectiveness of the method. The Chinese authorities said that starting from July, they are introducing a coronavirus vaccine to members of risk groups: in particular, health workers and border guards .
News that may affect you directly
The Russian authorities are discussing the resumption of flights to seven more countries . These are France, Hungary, Malta, Cyprus, Jordan, Egypt and China. about this Izvestia writes , citing sources in airlines and airports. According to the publication, the decision may be announced as early as Tuesday. There is no official confirmation of this information. It’s definitely impossible to fly to Bali - and not only from Russia. The island will not receive foreign tourists until the end of the year .
In Moscow, the situation with coronavirus is “good in terms of its stability . ” Sergei Sobyanin, in an interview with Rossiya 1, said that the problem with the virus would remain until the start of mass vaccination - and before that there were still "months and months." Until then, we must continue to take precautions.
What else
By the end of the year, Russia will be producing one and a half to two million doses of the vaccine per month . The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, said that about 30,000 vaccines will be produced by the end of August, and then production volumes will grow - and eventually grow to six million doses per month. The vaccine is planned to be produced by Generium, Binnopharm and R-pharm.
The European Commission allocated 81 billion euros to 15 EU countries to fight unemployment . the most money Italy, the hardest hit by the pandemic, will receive — 27.4 billion. Spain will receive 21.3 billion, Poland - 11.2 billion.
Donald Trump wants to approve a coronavirus vaccine before the presidential election . The Financial Times, citing sources, reports that Trump is in a hurry to approve the vaccine in order to have time to announce the found cure for the American people before the presidential election. AstraZeneca's vaccine still needs to pass the third phase of testing - and it will not be completed until the end of the fall, but Trump wants to speed up the process and approve the vaccine for mass use as early as September.
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