Record number of sick people. Current about coronavirus on January 23

Why "omicron" will not become a way out of the pandemic when the nasal vaccine trials begin, a record for infections in RUSSIA and Moscow. The most relevant about the pandemic is in the RBC review January 23, 11:45 Moscow time CORONAVIRUS Russia Moscow World +63205 (per day) 11.1 million Infected 0 +679 (per day) 326.1 thousand Died +17528 (per day) 2 .2 million Infected 0 +73 (per day) 38.4 thousand

Situation in Russia

63,205 new cases of covid-19 were detected in the country per day ; Of the previously ill, 679 people died. The total number of infected exceeded 11 million, 10 million people recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 326 thousand. At the same time, the number of hospitalizations per day decreased by 37.3% - 6211 people were admitted to hospitals.

Changes in the number of new cases of Covid-19 infection in Russia January 23 Created with Highcharts 8.2.2 Moscow Russia Russia excluding Moscow apr.
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The chief freelance infectious disease specialist of the Ministry of HEALTH, Vladimir Chulanov, told in an interview with RBC whether it is fair to consider Omicron a mild strain, what are the chances of vaccinated people getting infected with it, and whether this will be the “final boss” after which the pandemic will end.

Chulanov - RBC: It is naive to think that the evolution of covid will stop on the omicron Society

"Omicron" will not be a way out of the pandemic, as its distribution increases the chances of a new mutation that will be resistant to vaccines, said the HEAD of the Center. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to vaccinate 75-80% of the Russian population with Sputnik V, he explained. Clinical trials of the Sputnik nasal vaccine will begin next week. 20-30 volunteers have already been recruited, in total, up to 300 volunteers are planned to be vaccinated during the first two stages.

Vaccination in the regions of Russia January 21 Number of vaccine doses applied per 100 population of the region* first dose second dose <40 0 40-50 0 50-60 0 60-70 0 >70 0 Created with Highmaps 5.0.10Zoom in+Zoom out- * May not be equal to the proportion 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

In Moscow, a record for infections for the entire time of the pandemic was recorded - 17,528 cases.

What is the omicron strain of coronavirus and should we be afraid of it Social economy

The government has approved a plan of additional measures to combat the omicron strain of coronavirus. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to check the quality of medical care for citizens with COVID-19 and the reasonableness of the cost of PCR tests, and ordered to work out the issue of staffing the hotline operators.

How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing 23 January Daily data from the operational headquarters Created with Highcharts 8.2.2RussiaMoscowSaint Petersburgpr.
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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.

Spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in regions of Russia January 23 Number of confirmed cases of infection <25,000 0 <50,000 0 <75,000 0 <250,000 0 from 250,000 0 Created with Highmaps 5.0.1001M2M3MZoom in+Zoom out- Source: Federal and regional headquarters for the fight against the virus Data for Russia i

The situation in the world

According to WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world has exceeded 340.5 million, of which more than 5.5 million have died.

The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases, where more than 68.1 million infected were detected. India is in second place (over 38.5 million), Brazil is in third (23.4 million), the UK is in fourth (over 15.6 million), and France is in fifth (over 15.2 million). Russian tourists who travel to Cuba on package tours no longer need to present vaccination certificates or a negative PCR test result. They will also not be tested upon check-in at the hotel and during the holiday. Hungary expects to reach an agreement with Russia as soon as possible on the production of the Sputnik V vaccine at its enterprises, said Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó. From March 1, Cyprus will allow those vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to enter the country without a PCR test.

Spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in the world January 23 Number of confirmed cases of infection <1000 0 <100,000 0 <1,000,000 0 <10,000,000 0 from 10,000,000 0 Created with Highmaps 5.0.10025M50M75MZoom in+Zoom out- Source: JHU Data around the world i