The mortality rate from coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Russia is several times lower than in other, including European, countries. This was stated by Vladimir Putin during a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects.
“According to one of, I think, the main indicators of the effectiveness of our work - by mortality - our situation looks good. In Russia, the mortality rate from coronavirus infection per 100 thousand people is lower, several times lower than in many other countries, including European countries with a developed healthcare system, ”Putin said.
The head of state noted that as of July 11, only 66% of the more than 170 thousand deployed specialized beds for patients with COVID-19 were “used for their intended purpose." According to him, the overwhelming number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation have moved to mitigate restrictive measures, since the number of people who have recovered is growing, and the percentage of new cases detected remains stable.
“Yes, of course, the fight against this threat is still ongoing. But most importantly, we see a positive trend. And now it’s important, acting carefully, of course, in accordance with the current situation, to continue efforts to overcome the damage that the epidemic caused to the economy and the social sphere, ”the Russian leader added.
As Vladimir Putin emphasized, Russia has managed to adequately respond to the challenge of the COVID-19 epidemic.
“Such truly nation-wide unity allowed us to adequately respond to the epidemic challenge - of course, not without problems, of course, not without certain failures, but in general, we can say that we can adequately respond to the epidemic challenge,” Putin said.
The President noted that for the authorities of the country, safety and human health are priorities.
“At the center of all our decisions, plans, programs should be a person. We have already spoken about this many times. The interests and safety of Russian families should come first, ”the head of state emphasized.
Over the past day in 84 regions of Russia revealed 6537 new cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19. According to the headquarters, 25.6% of new patients did not have clinical manifestations of coronavirus infection.
Note that a day earlier 6615 cases of infection with a new coronavirus were recorded.
In total, in Russia, the diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed in 733,699 people.
From the beginning of the spread of infection in Russia, 504,021 people recovered, including 2,960 in the last day.
From the complications that developed against the background of coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases, 11,439 patients died all the time. 104 people died per day.
According to the Rospotrebnadzor, in Russia about 23.2 million tests for coronavirus were carried out.
The regions where the largest number of new cases were detected per day included: St. Petersburg (291), Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (270), Altai Territory (235), Sverdlovsk (218) and Nizhny Novgorod Regions (212), Yamalo-Nenets AO (205) and Irkutsk Oblast (203).
The leader among the subjects of the Russian Federation in the number of cases detected is Moscow - 672 in the last day. A day earlier, this figure was 679.
“The number of new cases in the past week is 88.8% less than two months ago. The number of new cases over the past four weeks is 76.6% less than 2 months ago. A negative growth rate has been maintained in the capital for two months already, ”the capital’s health department said.
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On July 13, the next stage of lifting restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 came into force in Moscow. From today in the Russian capital, the mandatory mask regime on the streets has been canceled. At the same time, the requirements for maintaining social distance, as well as the use of masks and gloves in public places and transport, remain.
It is allowed to open children's camps, entertainment centers, culture and leisure parks, cultural centers, and leisure-type organizations can work without restrictions. Also, sections, circles, discos, but with workload not exceeding 50% of the capacity of the premises, return to the implementation of the activity.
The restrictions on full-time work of educational institutions and full-time classes in sports, music and art schools, in other educational organizations and in courses for children and adults have been lifted. All restrictive measures in the field of entrepreneurship, the provision of services to the population and other types of activities have also been canceled, but there remains the need to comply with all sanitary requirements.
“All newly opened organizations must comply with the sanitary requirements established by Rospotrebnadzor. But despite these inevitable inconveniences, not only the usual rhythm of life begins to return to Moscow, but also the kind festive atmosphere that we missed so much for the long months of the pandemic, ”explained the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin.