On Tuesday, October 6, in Russia, for the first time since May 11, over 11 thousand new cases of COVID-19 - 11 615 were recorded. According to the headquarters, in 28.3% of them, clinical manifestations were not observed.

In the previous two days, 10,888 and 10,499 cases were recorded.

In Russia, since the beginning of the epidemic, a total of 1,237,504 cases of coronavirus infection have been detected.

At the same time, 988,576 patients (79.88%) recovered, including 6252 in the last day.

21,663 people (1.75%) died from complications that developed against the background of COVID-19 and concomitant diseases.

Over the past day - 188.

“We are breaking spring records.

Official records were 11.3 thousand.

The wave will be harder than it was.

But we are already ready and now we will fight this case better, especially since the vaccine is ready, "RIA Novosti quotes Doctor of Medical Sciences, virologist Alexei Altstein.

The regions where the largest number of new cases were detected per day included Moscow (4082) and St. Petersburg (411), as well as Moscow (347), Rostov (253) Nizhny Novgorod (204), Arkhangelsk (187) and Voronezh (186 ) area.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, more than 48.3 million coronavirus tests have been carried out in the country.

234 thousand people remain under medical supervision.

The leader in the number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Russia is Moscow.

As of October 6, a total of 311,559 cases were detected in the capital.

At the same time, 255,100 patients recovered over the entire time, while 5401 people died from complications associated with COVID-19 and other concomitant diseases.

As noted in the headquarters of the capital, 1049 patients were hospitalized per day.

There are 253 people on ventilators in Moscow hospitals.

“Today we have recorded two negative anti-records.

4 thousand new cases of coronavirus were identified.

And what is even more sad - over the past day we have hospitalized more than 1,000 people with covid in hospitals, they are patients with moderate or severe illness.

Thus, in fact, we have already reached the peak values ​​of the middle of spring, ”said Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development.

In addition, the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, by his decree, from October 9, suspended the discounted travel for schoolchildren in public transport, as well as the effect of social cards granting the right to free travel for Muscovites over 65 and citizens suffering from chronic diseases who are required to stay at home.

In addition, the sale of tickets to theaters, concert halls and museums subordinate to the capital's government has been transferred to an electronic format.

In addition, all organizations and enterprises are required to inform the mayor's office on a weekly basis about the transfer of at least 30% of employees to telecommuting.

“Strict compliance with the requirements for staying at home for schoolchildren, the elderly and people with chronic diseases, the transition to remote work, observance of the mask regime - all this can stop the growing wave of the epidemic.

Let's help ourselves and our loved ones to keep their health and lives, ”Sobyanin said.

The mayor also stressed that the situation with COVID-19 in Moscow "is becoming more difficult and dramatic every day."

“In terms of detectability, we are approaching the peak values ​​of spring.

The number of hospitalized today has exceeded 1000 people.

The growth continues.

Yesterday we were forced to open reserve hospitals in Sokolniki and Krylatskoye, ”said the Moscow Mayor.

Recall that on October 5, Moscow began the transfer of workers to a remote format - employers are required to transfer at least 30% of employees to remote work, and enterprises that have this opportunity are recommended to send up to 50% of employees to remote work.

Schoolchildren in the capital have started a vacation extended to two weeks due to the situation with COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Rospotrebnadzor reported that people with certain gene mutations cannot get COVID-19 coronavirus infection.

It is noted that mutations in the gene encoding the ACE2 protein, which COVID-19 uses to enter the cells of the respiratory tract, "can make it easier or more difficult for the virus to enter."

“Thus, the identification of genetic variants makes it possible to identify both people most at risk of severe COVID-19, and those“ lucky ones ”who are“ protected, ”the message says.

On Monday, the department, citing a study by American scientists, reported that those who have had seasonal ARVI may have immunity, including to coronavirus infection.

At the same time, it is still impossible to say how effective such immunity is.

In connection with the increase in the number of patients with coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation, the All-Russian Association of Passengers urged to consider the issue of closing the country's borders.

This is stated in the statement of the chairman of the organization Ilya Zotov.

“The main thing is that this is not taken overnight: first, a systematic reduction in the number of flights should be introduced, and only then the borders should be gradually closed so that the maximum number of Russian tourists who are now on vacation, including in Turkey, can be notified of this. in advance and managed to return back, having passed all the necessary procedures for passing the PCR test and notifying Rospotrebnadzor about it, "RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Referring to his own information, he said that the peak incidence of COVID-19 in Russia will be passed in one and a half to two months.

“Our country must take a whole range of measures, one of which will be the closure of borders.

The All-Russian Association of Passengers supports this measure, ”Zotov stressed.

Earlier, the first deputy head of the social committee of the Federation Council, Valery Ryazansky, said that due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Russia, they could again close the borders and reduce the number of flights.

At the same time, the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus indicated that no decision was planned "to close borders and restrict air traffic".

In addition, the group of companies "MEDSI" was told that in one of its clinical diagnostic centers, post-registration clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine "Sputnik V", developed by the Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after honorary academician N.F.

Gamalei.

In total, it is planned to participate up to 2 thousand volunteers aged 18 and over, the first group included about 500 people.

"The batch of vaccines produced at the Zelenograd plant Binnopharm, which is part of the pharmaceutical holding AFK Sistema, was delivered to MEDSI for post-registration tests," the message says.

On August 11, Russia was the first in the world to register a vaccine against the coronavirus infection COVID-19.

The drug is currently undergoing post-registration studies, in which 40 thousand people will participate.

Sputnik V is to enter civilian circulation on January 1, 2021.

At the same time, the registration process for the COVID-19 vaccine "EpiVacCorona", developed by the state scientific center of virology and biotechnology "Vector", is expected to be completed by October 15.

In November, clinical trials of the drug are to be completed, on which they are working at the Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Products named after M.P.

Chumakov of the Russian Academy of Sciences.