Scientists have come to the conclusion that people with a negative Rh factor are more likely to become infected with COVID-19, and they are also more difficult to tolerate the disease. The corresponding study, carried out by specialists from the Spanish University of Barcelona and the Brazilian University of Campinas, is published on the medRxiv portal.
Scientists studied the factors that caused the rapid spread of COVID-19 in 126 countries and noted that the exponential increase in the number of infections was typical for countries with a large number of residents with negative Rh factor.
The study notes that the rapid infection of this group of people may be due to the connection between the Rh factor and the body's immune response. They also have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular, respiratory and other diseases, which can complicate the course of the coronavirus.
The situation with COVID-19 in Russia
In Russia, over the past day, 5,057 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected (over the past day - 5,102 cases). During this time, 6,098 people also recovered, 124 patients died.
Thus, the total number of recorded cases of coronavirus in the country reached 907 758. 716 396 people were cured of the disease, 15 384 patients died.
Rospotrebnadzor clarified that more than 31.5 million tests have already been carried out in Russia to detect coronavirus infection, 233 812 people remain under medical supervision.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, during a conversation with the medical staff of the Chukotka Regional Hospital, said that the launch of the production of a vaccine against coronavirus would reduce the risk of illness among medical workers.
He recalled that the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after Gamalei has already started a vaccine production project.
“Depending on how this process goes, I think that there will be no such risk of working with coronavirus patients. Everything will be more or less under our control, ”he said.
We will remind, on the eve of the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko said that the first batches of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Center will be released in the next 14 days. According to him, the production of the drug will primarily be focused on meeting internal needs. The minister stressed that vaccination will be voluntary.
The Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov, speaking about vaccinations in the region, also confirmed that medical workers will be among the first to be vaccinated.
“We will receive the first batches of this vaccine so that, first of all, those who are in contact with patients - these are health workers, then they will be teachers, elderly people - can get vaccinated to eliminate any health risks,” he said he.
In turn, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development Anastasia Rakova said that more than a thousand patients have already received donor plasma with antibodies to coronavirus infection in the capital.
“To date, 1,047 patients have already received immune plasma in the city's hospitals, 686 of them have already recovered and were discharged from hospitals,” RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Preliminary results from the study showed that transfusing donor plasma in moderately severe patients reduces the likelihood that they will need mechanical ventilation by 63%.
Regional restrictions
Russian regions continue to cancel or extend the restrictive measures introduced due to the coronavirus, depending on the epidemiological situation.
So, in Kamchatka, the self-isolation regime for citizens was extended until August 23. At the same time, restaurants, cafes and bars will open in the region from August 13, in compliance with the recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor.
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Also, the operational headquarters of the Tyumen region for the fight against coronavirus announced the abolition of mandatory isolation for those arriving from abroad. Corresponding changes were made to the regional government decree "On the introduction of a high alert regime."
In addition, the governor of the Tyumen region, Alexander Moor, announced his intention to reduce the number of mono hospitals in the region. He clarified that initially about 800 beds were prepared for patients with COVID-19, then their number was brought to 1378. At the same time, even at the peak of the incidence, half of the seats were vacant. Now the authorities intend to gradually return the bed capacity to planned work.
During an online conference with reporters, Moore said that the region is ready to lift the current restrictions.
“I believe that we need to return to normal life, remove restrictions. I think that we have already learned to live with this. Our enterprises and citizens understand their measure of responsibility in terms of compliance with sanitary standards prescribed by Rospotrebnadzor, ”said the governor.
In turn, the authorities of the Irkutsk region have extended the mask regime until August 28, as well as the self-isolation regime for residents over 65 years old.