"Omicron" instead of "delta". Actual about the pandemic on December 13

The draft law on QR codes was withdrawn from consideration by the State Duma, the Omicron strain is replacing the Delta strain, a new strain has been recorded in 63 countries. The most relevant about the covid pandemic is in the RBC review December 13, 12:00 Moscow time CORONAVIRUS RUSSIA Moscow World +29558 (per day) 10 million Infected 0 +1121 (per day) 290.6 thousand Died +2894 (per day) 1, 9 million Infected 0 +84 (per day) 35.4 thousand

Situation in Russia

The country revealed 29,558 new cases of covid-19 per day, the operational headquarters said. The total number of infected is 10 million, 8.7 million people have recovered. More than 290,000 people have died. Over the past 24 hours, 1,121 people have died from coronavirus.

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Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that the State Duma would withdraw from consideration the bill on the introduction of QR codes in transport. Shortly before this, RBC sources reported on the decision of the Ministry of Transport and the lower house to postpone consideration of this issue and continue working on the document. The new strain of coronavirus "omicron" is likely to displace the "delta" strain, suggested the DIRECTOR of the N.F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg. Mikhail Mishustin has extended until 2025 the simplified procedure for the import and registration of medical devices necessary to combat the coronavirus pandemic - artificial lung ventilation (ALV), gloves, gowns, masks, thermometers, tests for coronavirus. The plane of the Russian Emergencies Ministry took on board the mobile laboratory of Rospotrebnadzor at the Volgograd airport and flew to South Africa.

Vaccination in regions of Russia Number of doses of vaccine applied per 100 population of the region* first dose second dose *May not be equal to the share of the vaccinated population. The operational headquarters includes data on revaccination in the information on vaccination with the first and second dose. At the same time, he does not specify whether people who have been revaccinated once or several times are taken into account. Sources: Coronavirus Operational Headquarters, Rosstat, RBC calculations Data for Russia i

Due to the omicron strain, the authorities completely banned foreigners from nine African countries and Hong Kong from entering Russia, canceling the previously existing exceptions for holders of diplomatic passports and service visas.

The level of collective immunity to coronavirus in Russia has exceeded 55%. The leader here among the regions remains Sevastopol - 83.7%.

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How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing December 13 Daily data from the operational headquarters Created with Highcharts 8.2.2RussiaMoscowSaint Petersburgpr.
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The rate of spread of coronavirus in Russia 13 December Weekly growth rate of new cases, %. Week to week comparison.
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Russian laboratories offer several options for testing antibodies to the COVID-19 pathogen. Which one to choose, in what cases what is needed and why it is not necessary to compare tests from different laboratories - read in the RBC material.

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The situation in the world

According to WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world exceeded 267.8 million people, of which more than 5.28 million died.

The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases , with more than 49.2 million infected. India is in second place (more than 34.67 million), Brazil is in third (more than 22.16 million), the United Kingdom is in fourth (more than 10.6 million), and Russia is in fifth . Over 8.98 million cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Turkey, more than 7.8 million in France.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a televised address to the nation, warned of an avalanche onset of the omicron strain. According to him, the only way to cope with it is with the help of a revaccination program.

According to the WHO, cases of the new omicron strain have already been identified in 63 countries around the world.

It is hardly possible to defeat the coronavirus infection in the coming years, said German HEALTH Minister Karl Lauterbach.

The first cases of infection with the omicron strain of coronavirus were detected in Turkey.

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