Decreased herd immunity. Current about COVID on February 5

The level of collective immunity to CORONAVIRUS in RUSSIA decreased from 64.4 to 64.1%, the epidemiological situation worsened in 33 regions, and the spread of omicron slowed down. Relevant about the pandemic - in the RBC review February 5, 11:30 Moscow time Coronavirus Russia Moscow World +177282 (per day) 12.6 million Infected 0 +714 (per day) 334.7 thousand Died +22444 (per day) 2,

Situation in Russia

In the country, 177,282 cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day, of which 714 patients died earlier. The total number of infected exceeded 12.6 million, more than 10.5 million people recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 334 thousand. During the day, 18 thousand people were admitted to hospitals - 1.3% more than the day before.

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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 operational headquarters noted the worsening of the situation with coronavirus over the week in 33 regions of Russia. Improvement occurred only in four regions: the Jewish Autonomous Region, Krasnodar Territory, North Ossetia and Chechnya moved from the red zone to the orange one.

The HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, announced a slowdown in the spread of the omicron strain in Russia and European countries. She noted that on average in the country, more than 50% of cases of infection occur in Omicron, in Moscow and St. Petersburg this figure exceeds 80%.

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Natalya Pshenichnaya, DIRECTOR of clinical and analytical work at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, predicted the peak incidence of covid due to the omicron strain in mid-February. Omicron could become the dominant strain in the regions in the next two to three weeks, she said.

How the number of hospitalizations with coronavirus in Russia is changing February 5 The number of hospitalized and diagnosed cases per day. Оперативный штаб стал давать открытую регулярную статистику госпитализаций с 20 января 2022 года Created with Highcharts 8.2.2ГоспитализацииВыявленные случаиянв.фев.0100002000030000400005000060000700008000090000100000110000120000130000140000150000160000170000180000190000 Источник: федеральный оперштаб по борьбе с коронавирусом Данные по России i

Sergei Netesov, head of the laboratories of bionanotechnology, microbiology and virology at Novosibirsk State University, suggested that the incidence rate could rise to 400,000 cases per day in the coming weeks.

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How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing February 5 Daily data from the operational headquarters Created with Highcharts 8.2.2RussiaMoscowSt.
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The level of herd immunity to coronavirus in Russia decreased from 64.4% to 64.1%. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova explained that those who were vaccinated in the first place or had COVID-19 more than a year ago lost their immunity. As of February 4, more than 84.9 million times have been vaccinated with the first component of the vaccine, and more than 80.4 million times have been fully vaccinated.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has not ruled out asking for more information about Sputnik V as part of its application for approval. The organization confirmed receipt of data on the drug, which had to be provided by the end of January. WHO has not yet specified whether an inspection in Russia is scheduled for February as part of the vaccine approval procedure.

Spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in the regions of Russia Number of confirmed cases of infection <25,000 0 <50,000 0 <75,000 0 <250,000 0 from 250,000 0 Source: Federal and regional headquarters for combating the virus Data for Russia i

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.

The situation in the world

According to WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world has exceeded 386.5 million, of which more than 5.7 million have died.

The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases , where more than 75 million infected have been identified. India is in second place (over 41.9 million), Brazil is third (25.7 million), France is fourth (19.5 million), and the United Kingdom is fifth (17.6 million). Russia is on the sixth place in this list. A resident of Turkey, who has been in quarantine due to coronavirus for 14 months, turned to the authorities for help. 56-year-old Muzaffer Kayasan suffers from leukemia. Experts say that the remains of the coronavirus remain in his body, but he no longer has symptoms. Switzerland is lifting part of the coronavirus restrictions from February 3 due to the fact that COVID-19 is becoming endemic, the country's federal council said. Lithuania lifts some of the coronavirus restrictions from February 5.

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