Coronavirus

Vaccinated against coronavirus and recovered from COVID-19have "superimmunity" and are less susceptible to new strains than thosewho has no such protection Patients who become infected with the coronavirus after being vaccinated may develop "super-immunity" to its future variants, according to US and Austrian scientists. This is reported by Business Insider. Specialists at the Oregon Health and Sc...

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova explained the decrease in the level of herd immunity by the gradual disappearance of antibodies of thosewho got vaccinated or had been ill more than six months ago Over the past week, the level of herd immunity in Russia has not changed and remained at the level of 64.4%, follows from the message of the federal operational headquarters. At the same time, in a...

The omicron strain has become dominant in Moscow, accounting for 80% of newly diagnosed cases, Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “The omicron strain is confidently dominating in Moscow. According to our sequencing, 80% of newly diagnosed cases are omicron," the Deputy Mayor said. However, she noted that this strain does not dominate during hospitalization. “The lion'...

Those arriving from South Africa and Hong Kong no longer need to comply with a 14-day quarantine and undergo two tests for coronavirus, follows from the decision of Rospotrebnadzor, published on the legal information portal. The resolution was signed by the head of the department, Anna Popova. It cancels another document dated December 4, 2......

There is a strong possibility that new variants of the coronavirus will emerge that are more contagious than omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) expert Maria van Kerkhove said on the WHO Science in Five Minutes program. She explained that the more the virus circulates, the more it has the ability to mutate, so the likelihood of new strains is high. “They (new strains. -) will be more transmis...

In Russia, for the first time, more than 63 thousand cases of COVID-19 were recorded per daydecreased by 37% compared to the previous day. 679 people died In Russia, 63,205 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered over the past day, according to the data of the operational headquarters. This is the maximum since the beginning of the spread of the virus in Russia, the previous record was ...

The number of hospitalized in Russia amounted to 6,211 people - 37.3% less compared to January 22. This was announced by the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus in Telegram. On the eve of January 22, according to the operational headquarters, 9,902 people infected with coronavirus were hospitalized. The day before, on January 21, 8.4% fewer people were taken to hospitals - 9...

Over the past 24 hours, 9,902 people have been hospitalized with coronavirus infection in Russia, according to the operational headquarters. During the same period, 57.2 thousand people became infected with coronavirus in the country - a record since the beginning of the pandemic. The headquarters noted that compared to January 21, the number of hospitalizations increased by 8.4%. Then 9136 people...

in Russia — this is the maximum incidence of coronavirus in the country per day since the beginning of the pandemic. In total, almost 10 thousand people were hospitalized on January 21. In Russia, 57,212 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day, the operational headquarters reports. This is a record number of cases per day in Russia for the entire pandemic. The largest number of ca...

were detected 57,212 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia — this is the maximum incidence of coronavirus in the country per day since the beginning of the pandemic. In total, almost 10 thousand people were hospitalized on January 21. In Russia, 57,212 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day, the operational headquarters reports. This is a record number of cases per day in...

The carnival parade of samba schools, which was supposed to take place in February in two Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, was postponed to April due to the spread of the omicron strain of the coronavirus, the G1 portal reports, citing the words of the mayors of the two cities. “Thinking of the safety and life of citizens, communities and all carnival associations, the [carnival] pa...

While Russian vaccines are awaiting approval from the EU and WHO, Russians are ready to go to other countries for a certificate.Where and under what conditions you can get vaccinated with vaccines from foreign companies - in the material of RBC Vaccination tours abroad began to appear with tour operators in September 2......

Coronavirus international travel restrictions do no good but continue to contribute to the "economic and social stress" that countries are experiencing.consider in the WHO emergency committee A committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that countries lift or ease restrictions on international travel. The committee said in a statement that the restrictions "continue to contri...

Wearing masks in crowded places will be recommended, the mandatory presentation of COVID-passports will be canceled. These decisions were taken by the authorities on the basis of information that From next week, the UK will lift the strict restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic , Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced during a speech in Parliament, SkyNews reports. In particular, th...

Australia, Israel, Egypt and 19 other countries were included in the list of countries where it is not recommended to visit due to the spread of the coronavirus. The list of states is compiled by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , reports The USA Today. The list also includes Albania, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cape Verde, Grenada,...

French parliament approves introduction of vaccine passes amid protestswhen visiting restaurants and bars.Thousands protest against new permits The National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of France has approved the introduction of vaccination passes in the country in the final reading, reports France Info. 215 deputies supported the adoption of the initiative, 58 voted against. Seven other M...

The high infectiousness of the omicron strain and its rapid spread will lead to the emergence of new mutations. At the same time, new strains of the virus will not necessarily be less dangerous than previous ones, The rapid spread of the omicron strain is likely to lead to new mutations of the coronavirus, American experts say. “The faster the omicron spreads, the more opportunities there are for ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki have developed a molecule that can inactivate the coronavirus spike protein and provide effective short-term protection against the virus. This was reported by the press service of the university. In a yet-to-be-peer reviewed report, the researchers revealed that the TriSb92 molecule is effective immediately upon administration and effectively protects agai...

The record was recorded against the background of the spread of the omicron strain.The previous maximum was recorded in January last year. The number of people hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States reached a record 132,646 on Monday, according to Reuters calculations. According to the agency, the previous record of 132,......

The total number of confirmed infections with coronavirus infection COVID-19worldwide exceeded 300 million. Nearly 5.5 million people died The number of detected cases of COVID-19 in the world since the beginning of the pandemic has exceeded 300 million and amounted to 300,002,021 (at 6:15 Moscow time), follows from data from Johns Hopkins University. The fact that the number of confirmed COVID-19...

About 9.5 million new patients with coronavirus have been identified in the world over the past week, this number is 71% more than new cases of the disease detected a week earlier. This was stated during a briefing by the technical head of the organization for COVID-19 , Maria van Kerkhove, according to the UN website. “And we know that this (number of identified cases of the disease.) is an under...

In the UK, 218.7 thousand infected were detected in 24 hours, in France - 271.6 thousand.This is the highest since the start of the pandemic. In the UK and France, a new daily record for the number of people infected with coronavirus was recorded. In the UK, 218,724 people were infected per day - this is the maximum since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the government website on Januar...

The country's authorities have not yet commented on these data, WHO has not published fresh data. If the university data is correct, the number of people infected in the USfor the first time exceeded 1 million per day Against the backdrop of the spread of the Omicron strain, the number of detected cases of coronavirus infection in the United States for the first time exceeded 1 million people and ...

The number of hospital beds in the US occupied by patients with COVID-19 has exceeded 100,000 for the first time in four months. The corresponding data was published by the US Department of Health and Human Services. 103,329 people are being treated for coronavirus infection in a hospital across the country. There are 18,557 patients in intensive care units. In the United States allowed COVID-reva...

Booster vaccination against COVID-19will be conducted by inoculation produced by Pfizer/BioNTech. Revaccination is recommended for those children between the ages of five and 11 The U.S. authorities have authorized booster vaccination against coronavirus for adolescents from 12 years old and children with immune system diseases from the age of five. This was reported by the US Food and Drug Admini...

Cornell University researchers have found that pregnant women have enough antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the blood to protect the fetus, regardless of whether the vaccine was given before or during pregnancy. The results of the study are published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. The highest level of antibodies in maternal blood and blood from the umbilical cord was detect...

In Paris, from December 31, wearing a medical mask will become mandatory in public places due to a sharp surge in cases of the omicron strain of coronavirus, the city police department said. Wearing a mask outdoors, indoors or outdoors in a city like Paris, the police added, would be an important barrier that could greatly limit the spread of infection. This requirement applies to all people over ...

On December 25, more than 100 thousand infections per day were detected in the country for the first time during the pandemic.Against this background, the authorities have tightened anti-coronavirus restrictions The new coronavirus strain "omicron" is at least three times more infectious than "delta" and other variants of SARS-CoV-2. This was announced at a press conference by French Minister of H...

Over the past day in France, more than 100 thousand people fell ill with coronavirus, which was a record for the entire time of the pandemic. This follows from the data of the sanitary-medical agency Santé publique France. According to the latest data from the agency, 104,611 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected in France during the day on December 25 . The previous record was set on Dece...

Over the past day in France, more than 100 thousand people fell ill with coronavirus, which was a record since the beginning of the pandemic. This follows from the data of the sanitary-medical agency Santé publique France. According to the latest data from the agency, 104,611 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected in France during the day on December 25 . The previous record was set on Dece...