“There is hope to see the first signs”: Peskov allowed access to the coronavirus plateau next week

The growth dynamics of the number of patients with coronavirus infection in Russia may begin to go plateau next week. So the press secretary of the president Dmitry Peskov. He recalled that from April 13 to 19, the number of new infections is growing daily.

Speaking about the possible extension of restrictive measures, Peskov noted that appropriate decisions will be made within the next week.

“Let's wait next week. We have been sitting at home all three weeks. Accordingly, next week there is also hope that we will see some first signs of reaching a plateau. Well, somewhere, probably, within a week some people will need to make decisions about the further regime, ”he explained in the program“ Moscow. Kremlin. Putin "on the TV channel" Russia-1 ".

Peskov added that the situation with the fight against coronavirus in Russia is an “emergency time” that requires manual control and daily hard work of the president.

“This is a daily topic for the president, I would say, at times even hourly. Money is allocated for the purchase of these devices (mechanical ventilation) in the regions, for bed equipment. Factories work in three shifts, but they can not cope with the number of orders. Therefore, the system is complex, time is rushing, and it requires this manual control, ”he added.

Peskov also noted that the decision to postpone the Victory Parade due to the pandemic was not easy for Vladimir Putin, but recalled that the health of the population remains a priority.

“A holy day for all of us, a holy day for the president. Of course, the president, for sure, was not easy to make such a decision, but he is consistent enough, for him, I repeat, the priority is the health of people. But all the same, we will celebrate everything, but how not to celebrate on May 9, it is mandatory, ”said Peskov.

The number of coronavirus infected in Russia per day increased by 6060, of which 3570 in Moscow, the operational headquarters to combat the spread of the disease said.

Thus, the total number of cases in the country since the beginning of the pandemic has reached 42 853 people. 361 people died of complications caused by COVID-19, 3291 were cured.

“44% of new cases are people aged 18 to 45 years old, 35% - from 46 to 65 years old,” the data on infected people in Moscow cites the staff.

They added that another 12 private laboratories joined the coronavirus testing in the capital.

“Another 12 private laboratories began not only testing the tests that were taken by employees of city medical organizations, but also taking biomaterials from individuals on their own, as well as conducting studies on a commercial basis,” TASS said.

The headquarters specified that the new laboratories are capable of processing up to 10 thousand tests per day.

In turn, the chief doctor of the Filatov hospital in Moscow Valery Vechorko said that about 700 patients with coronavirus are being treated there.

"Summary for the morning of April 19, 20. Total treatment: 1485. Of these, with the diagnoses of “community-acquired pneumonia of presumably viral etiology”: 1461, including patients with confirmed coronavirus infection COVID +: 690. In the ICU (intensive care unit): 144, on mechanical ventilation: 73 ”, He wrote on his Facebook page.

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Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus infected in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University, exceeded 2.3 million, more than 161 thousand people died from the disease.

The countries with the most severe epidemiological conditions are the USA, Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom.

In the United States by April 19, more than 735 thousand were infected, more than 38 thousand citizens became victims of the disease. On April 18, American leader Donald Trump said that the death toll could reach 65 thousand.

“I think now we are moving to about 60-65 thousand,” RIA Novosti quotes RIA Novosti.

The number of deaths from the effects of COVID-19 in Italy exceeded 23 thousand. In France, more than 19 thousand became victims of coronavirus, about 30 thousand patients are in the country's medical facilities.

At the same time, 410 people with a diagnosis of COVID-19 died in Spain over the last day, which became the lowest rate in the country since March 22.

Meanwhile, the State Health Committee of the PRC reported that 16 new cases of coronavirus were discovered in China per day, 10 of which were imported. Recall that China was the first country affected by the epidemic. Coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province in December 2019. Since January 22, the city has been closed for departure: flights were canceled there, interurban highways were blocked, trains stopped running.

In late March, the Chinese authorities began to weaken quarantine measures. In Hubei, quarantine was lifted, and in Wuhan, the subway partially resumed operation.