A sharp increase in diseases in Russia. Current about coronavirus on January 15

In RUSSIA, the number of people infected with CORONAVIRUS per day increased by 14.1%. The most relevant about the covid pandemic is in the RBC review January 15, 12:00 Moscow time 2.1 million Infected 0 +68 (per day) 37.8 thousand Died +3682890 (per day) 323,

Situation in Russia

In the country, 27,179 new cases of covid-19 were detected per day , which is 14.1% more than the day before. Of those previously ill, 723 people died per day. The total number of infected is 10.7 million, 9.8 million people have recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 320 thousand people.

Changes in the number of new cases of Covid-19 infection in Russia January 15 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

The incubation period for the omicron strain of coronavirus has been reduced to two to five days, said Anna Popova, HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor. Certificates of those who have recovered from coronavirus will be received by both those who had a positive PCR test and confirmed the presence of antibodies, and those who did not take a PCR test, but have antibodies, however, the terms of the documents will be different, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said. Clinical trials of a vaccine against COVID-19 for children aged six to 11 years will begin soon, all relevant contracts have already been concluded, said the DIRECTOR of the Center. N.F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg.

Vaccination in the regions of Russia January 14 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

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied reports that vaccination against coronavirus in Russia could become paid. Last year, about 850 billion rubles were spent on anti-covid measures from the federal budget, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told RBC.

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Russians are increasingly becoming victims of telephone scammers who ask for a code from an SMS message to activate or link a QR code to a user's page on the public services portal, said Vladimir Ulyanov, head of the Zecurion analytical center.

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Health Minister Mikhail Murashko announced a five-fold increase in the risk of re-infection with coronavirus with "omicron". According to him, previously the risk of recurrence was less than 1% - within 0.74%.

How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing January 15 Daily data from the operational headquarters Created with Highcharts 8.2.2RussiaMoscowSaint Petersburgpr.
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Coronavirus spread rate in Russia January 10 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 has exceeded 320 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 62.9 million infected were detected. India is in second place (over 36.5 million), Brazil is in third (22.7 million), the UK is in fourth (over 14.9 million), and France is in fifth (over 12.9 million). On January 14, 3,120,435 people were infected with the coronavirus - this is almost the maximum number since the beginning of the pandemic. A day earlier, an absolute record was set - more than 3.39 million people were infected with COVID-19. Israel will accept Russian certificates of vaccination with the Sputnik Light vaccine as a booster dose when confirming vaccination, the Russian embassy in the country said. The coronavirus is gradually becoming an endemic infection, that is, characteristic of a certain area, said Maria van Kerkhove, head of the technical team at the WHO Emergency Diseases Unit. George Washington University professor virologist Konstantin Chumakov said that, compared with early strains of coronavirus, the omicron disease proceeds in a rather mild form, and mortality has significantly decreased. The first cases of "omicron" were detected in Beijing and Shanghai, reports BLOOMBERG. Authorities said the new strain would have no effect on the Olympic Games, which are due to take place in a few weeks.

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