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Evening Coronavirus
What should parents of students do? In the world a new record for infections per day. Why Western scientists doubt the Russian vaccine
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The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Russia has been growing for the fifth day in a row, but so far less than five thousand cases are still detected per day: today there are 4993, on the weekend there were 4980 and 4941. In total, 995,319 people have fallen ill in the country since the start of the pandemic. During the day, 22,405 patients with covid were discharged from hospitals. For all the time, 809,387 people have recovered. During the day, 83 people died, a total of 17,176 people. According to official figures, 30.8% fewer people died in August than in July: 3213 versus 4643 people.
The mayor of Krasnodar Evgeny Pervyshov became infected . Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev have recovered . from September 1 In the Volgograd region , kindergartens will open , and swimming pools from September 2. Professional athletes will also be allowed to train in the region. will open in the Oryol region from September 1 Cinemas and attractions . In the Sverdlovsk region, the self-isolation regime for people over 65 years of age has been extended until September 7 . From September 15 South Ossetia will open the border with Russia .
Data on Russia in the form of a map and a table . We update them every day.
have already fallen ill in the world More than 25 million people . The first case of re-infection was confirmed in the United States . This is the fourth case in the world. were detected per day In Scotland , 160 cases of covid . So much hasn't happened since mid-May. in a day In Australia , 41 people died - this is an all-time record. India came in third in the number of deaths . During the day, 971 people died, and for the entire time - 64,469. The day before, more than 80 thousand infections were detected there . This has not happened in any other country. International flights to and from India are suspended until September 30 .
has been discovered in Indonesia A more contagious strain of coronavirus . It was named D614G, and, according to preliminary data, about 40% of all infected people in the country are infected with it. Italy's GDP in the second quarter decreased by 12.8% compared to the first and by 17.7% compared to last year. This is the worst drop since 1995 . In Australia, they began testing a vaccine from Novavax. So far, only 80 volunteers. in Kazakhstan Restrictions have begun to be relaxed : gyms and swimming pools, religious sites, parks and reserves have opened, commuter trains and intercity buses have begun to run.
News that may affect you directly
Coronavirus was found in 5.5 thousand employees of educational institutions in Moscow . This is 3% of all workers in the education system of the capital. in 13.3% of those examined Antibodies were found . According to Vice Mayor Anastasia Rakova, those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 “will be under medical supervision and will not be allowed to work in schools.” At the same time, school teachers will not be forced to be vaccinated .
The Ministry of Health issued recommendations to parents of schoolchildren . They are advised to tell the child how dangerous the coronavirus is and how important it is to follow preventive measures, as well as to ensure that the child washes his hands and uses a sanitizer . At the same time, it is advisable to behave the same way yourself and not to forget about other “school-induced” disorders: diseases of the eyes, musculoskeletal and connective tissue, and the endocrine system.
Volunteers to test the Russian vaccine are being sought among doctors, teachers, social workers and janitors . This was found out by Open Media by interviewing employees of clinics where the research should take place. The third phase of the vaccine trial will involve 40,000 people. The study began on August 25, about three thousand volunteers have already signed up to participate in it.
What else
The Russian economy will shrink by 3.9% by the end of the year . And this is good news, because earlier the Ministry of Economic Development expected a 5% drop in GDP . According to the new forecast, real disposable income will fall not by 3.8%, but by 3%. Real wages will grow by 1.5% instead of falling by 3.9%. The forecast of the Ministry of Economy is used to calculate the country's budget.
Why don't the West trust the Russian vaccine? Kevin Rothrock, editor-in-chief of the international version of Meduza, discussed the Sputnik V vaccine (which one of Vladimir Putin's daughters tested on herself) with American political scientists and sociologists. Listen to the latest episode of The Naked Pravda podcast - or share it with your English-speaking friends.
PS There is not a lot of good news in this newsletter, so tell us what good things are happening to you while the coronavirus is around. And we will tell your stories to make it easier for all of us.
Here is what a reader Anastasia wrote to us:
I wrote to you in the spring and told you how unexpectedly happily I was experiencing self-isolation with my young man Pavel. And today is the last day of summer, which has become one of the happiest in my life. For the first time in three years, I went to my native land - Caucasian Mineralnye Vody. I saw my grandparents (and never even quarreled with them because of politics), visited the mountains, showed Pavel the places of my childhood and plunged into memories myself.
And two days ago we returned from the sea, where I had not been for seven years. They rushed suddenly, tickets were taken at the last moment. We were very worried that we were taking a big risk and getting infected. But everything went perfect! For a whole week I swam in the purest water, read paper books to the sound of the surf, laughed out loud to the whole beach and was a happy little girl :)
A couple of hours ago, the results of the coronavirus test came back after returning. The result is negative! And this means that now I’m going to hug my mom and dad in the next front door, drink tea and buns and show them my burnt shoulders.
This is really good news.
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