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The number of pigs on German farms has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years, and more farmers are abandoning them due to weak demand and low pork prices. This year, the pork market in Germany has been hit by export disruptions caused by the spread of African swine fever (ASF), coronavirus lockdowns, and a general move away from eating meat. The number of pigs on German farms in November 2.........

251 cases of COVID-19identified in the Novosibirsk region per day. According to the operational headquarters, on the morning of January 21, 100,089 cases of coronavirus were registered in the region (+251 per day), including 11,428 children. 71,498 patients were discharged with recovery (+338 per day). Eleven patients died: men aged 79, 54, 8......

Rehabilitation of those who have recovered from coronavirus in the Kaliningrad region can be organized both in inpatient and outpatient settings. This was announced to journalists on January 20 by the Minister of Health of the region Alexander Kravchenko. In a hospital setting, it takes place on the basis of the Central City Clinical Hospital of Kaliningrad, where 6......

Smoking increases the likelihood of a severe course of COVID-19, this is a fair fact. Sergey Voznesensky, Associate Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases at RUDN University, told RBC about this, commenting on a study by Japanese scientists who found that smokers almost double the risk of a severe course of coronavirus. “Directly smoking, tobacco smoke and the toxins it contains affect...

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......

Over the past day, a record 3.77 million people have been infected with coronavirus in the world, according to statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO). The previous record for the number of infections was set on January 12. At that time, more than 3.5 million people were infected with the coronavirus worldwide. WHO announces record number of COVID-19 cases per day Society Durin...

The Austrian National Council (lower house of parliament) has supported a law introducing mandatory coronavirus vaccination for the entire population from February 2022, Orf TV channel reports. The majority of deputies voted for the adoption. For the law to come into force, it must be approved by the Bundesrat (the upper house of parliament). The vote on this issue will take place on February 3. A...

The Ministry of Health expects that the World Health Organization (WHO) inspectorate will arrive in Russia to check the sites where the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is produced in February. This was announced by the head of the department Mikhail Murashko, TASS reports. “All the data [on the Sputnik V vaccine] has been transferred to WHO, the dossier has been formed, we are waiting for th...

Minister: Regional Minister of Health Alexander Kravchenko will add 100 rubles to COVID patients for every hour of departureThe regional operational headquarters decided to allocate 10 million rubles from the reserve fund of the regional government for incentive payments to primary care physicians. We are talking only about those of them who go to patients at home on calls. This was announced to j...

The risk of contracting an omicron in those who have been ill is about 15-20%, while earlier the figure was less than 1-2%, said Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy director for clinical and analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, TASS writes. “The chance of contracting an omicron after a person has been ill with another [coronavirus] variant, such as delta, ...

"Omicron" accounts for 42.8% of cases detected in the country, "delta" - 56,2% The Omicron strain of coronavirus has been recorded in 55 regions of Russia, the operational headquarters for combating the spread of infection said. Among the identified cases of COVID-19, the new variant is 42.8%. The delta strain still prevails throughout the country: it was detected in 56.2% of cases. Earlier, the o...

Over the past day, 192 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the region. The site NewsVo.ru writes about this. Compared to Wednesday, January 19, the number of cases has increased significantly. On Wednesday, 170 cases were recorded. In Russia, there is also an increase in cases - 38,850 cases against 33,899 registered a day earlier. Only in Moscow, 11,557 new cases of coronavirus were r...

The country is expecting the delivery of the Sputnik M vaccine. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan reported that the drug has already begun to be sent to the regions As chief epidemiologist, specialist in immunoprophylaxis of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan Dmitry Lopushov said today at a press conference in the Republican Clinical Hospital, the delivery of the...

Kirill Dmitriev The appearance of "omicron" may mark the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic , said the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev. “We hope that Omicron will be a kind of beginning of the end of the pandemic. But there are risks of other mutations, ”he said (quoted by TASS). Scientists compared Sputnik V and Pfizer in producing antibodies to Omicr...

55 residents of the Kaliningrad region filed a lawsuit against the regional government in the regional court. They are trying to challenge three points of Decree No. 134 “On the introduction of a high alert regime on the territory of the Kaliningrad Region”, which requires that when visiting a number of public places a QR code about vaccination, a previous disease, or an up-to-date PCR test. The R...

Viktor Ryzhakov Reports that the artistic director of Sovremennik, Viktor Ryzhakov, were hospitalized are false, RBC was told in the theater's press service. “This is false information, soon a comment will be published on all our resources,” the press service of Sovremennik said. The hospitalization of the 61-year-old artistic director was previously reported by the Mash Telegram channel. Accordin...

240 cases of COVID-19identified in the Novosibirsk region per day. According to the operational headquarters, as of the morning of January 20, 99,838 cases of coronavirus were registered in the region (+240 per day), including 11,398 children. 71,160 patients were discharged with recovery (+357 per day). Thirteen patients died: men aged 55, 56, 67, 67, 68, 7......

The symptoms of "omicron" are similar to the symptoms of SARS, in both cases, treatment should be started from the first days of the disease, Andrey Kryukov, the chief otorhinolaryngologist of Moscow, told Argumenty i Fakty. According to the otolaryngologist, the symptoms of the new strain are very similar to the common cold - this is nasal congestion, pain and sore throat, which can be treated in...

The main producers of medical oxygen have increased supplies tenfold since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, to 3,000 tons per day.This is close to the needs of hospitals during periods of peak cases. The main producers of medical oxygen have increased its supplies tenfold since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, up to 3,......

Those who smoked for a long time, the risk of a severe course of coronavirus infection is almost doubled, NHK reported, citing the National Research Center for International Health of Japan. Scientists analyzed the relationship between smoking and the risk of serious illness in 17.6 thousand patients aged 2......

In the Perm Territory, the duration of the QR code for those who have recovered from coronavirus has been doubled - from six months to a year. Such changes were made to the Governor's decree "On measures implemented in connection with the threat of the spread of a new coronavirus infection." The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. The measure is technical i...

The omicron variant of the coronavirus is especially dangerous for children between the ages of two and five. This was announced by Deputy Director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology (TsNIIE) of Rospotrebnadzor Alexander Gorelov, reports TASS. In children of this age, the coronavirus occurs with damage to the upper respiratory tract and bronchi, he noted. For the first time, they ha...

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, in connection with the threat of the spread of the omicron coronavirus strain, called on employers to bring as many people as possible to remote work. During the pandemic, Perm businesses have an established algorithm for working remotely. For example, the regional IT cluster will not notice the transition, since this area survived the previous lockdowns t...

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...

In the Crimea for the elderly will introduce a regime of self-isolation. The decree of the head of the republic, Sergei Aksenov, was published on the portal of the regional government. From January 24, residents of Crimea over 60 years of age and those with chronic diseases should not leave their homes. The exception is "cases of a direct threat to life and health." It is also allowed to leave you...

Bill Gates The world could face pandemics much more serious than COVID-19 , Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said. It is reported by the Financial Times. “Spending billions to prevent trillions in economic damage and save tens of billions of lives is pretty good insurance,” Gates said. While the delta and omicron variants of the coronavirus have become some of the most contagious viruses, the worl...

The heads of Kaliningrad companies are recommended to transfer up to 50% of employees to a remote mode of work. Governor Anton Alikhanov stated this at a meeting of the operational headquarters for combating coronavirus infection on Wednesday, January 19. At the meeting, it was decided to allocate additional funds for incentive payments to doctors making house calls, the purchase of necessary medi...

Specialists of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces have created a CoviGen-LAMP kit that allows you to get a result regarding the presence of coronavirus in a sample in 30 minutes, the Russian Defense Ministry said, RIA Novosti reports. “The kit ensures the detection of coronavirus in clinical samples within 3......

There will be no significant differences in the nature of the course of the disease with the omicron strain of coronavirus due to the genetic characteristics of the Russians or the climate in Russia, head of the laboratory of especially dangerous infections of the Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine, professor of virology Alexander Chepurnov told RBC. Formerly Deputy...

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...