More than 120 thousand cases have been identified. Current about COVID on February 1

When the CORONAVIRUS becomes similar to the common flu, children from six years of age were selected to study the children's Sputnik, in St. Petersburg, teenagers were forbidden to go to cafes and restaurants. Relevant about the pandemic - in the RBC review January 31, 12:30 Moscow time Coronavirus RUSSIA Moscow World +124070 (per day) 11.9 million Infected 0 +621 (per day) 331.3 thousand Died +23417 (per day) 2,

Situation in Russia

More than 120 thousand cases were detected in the country per day - 124,070 people, 621 of the previously sick patients died. The total number of infected exceeded 11.8 million, more than 10.2 million people recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 331 thousand. During the day, 9 thousand people were admitted to hospitals - 8% less 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

By the autumn of this year, coronavirus may become a seasonal disease, Denis Protsenko, chief physician of hospital No. 40 in Kommunarka, believes.

There are fears that the level of vaccination of children in Russia will be lower than that of the adult population, Sergei Voznesensky, Associate Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the People's Friendship University of Russia, told RBC. According to him, there are many opponents of vaccination among adults. “I think that the level of vaccination of children will be expected to be even lower than that of adults,” he said.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service agreed on the price of the coronavirus drug Remdesivir in the amount of 3,840 rubles. for packing.

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

From February 2, St. Petersburg introduced a ban on minors visiting cafes, restaurants and other catering establishments, as well as any stores other than food and pharmacies.

How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing Daily data from the operational headquarters Source: federal and regional emergency headquarters for combating coronavirus Data for Russia i

In about 20 days, the selection of children aged 6 to 11 years will begin to study the "children's" vaccine against coronavirus "Sputnik M", said Alexander Gintsburg, HEAD of the Gamaleya center.

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 for 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 exceeded 373.2 million people, of which more than 5.6 million died.

The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases , where more than 73 million infected have been identified. India is in second place (more than 41 million), Brazil is third (25 million), France is fourth (more than 18 million), and the United Kingdom is fifth (more than 16 million). Russia is in this list in sixth place. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized to the British after the scandal with parties in the Downing Street residence during the lockdown. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for the coronavirus. He urged citizens to get vaccinated against coronavirus and undergo revaccination. In Japan, an increase in hospitalizations of people over 60 years old who became infected with the omicron strain of coronavirus was recorded.

Spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in the world Number of confirmed cases of infection <1000 0 <100,000 0 <1,000,000 0 <10,000,000 0 from 10,000,000 0 Source: JHU World data i