The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the mental health of millions of people, said World Health Organization CEO Tedros Adan Ghebreyesus.

"COVID-19 has affected the mental health of millions in terms of the anxiety and fear it causes, as well as the disruption of mental health support services," the head of the organization RIA Novosti quotes.

The functionary noted that this situation is also associated with the lack of social interaction between people. According to him, at the moment in the world about a billion people suffer from mental disorders.

In turn, WHO Chief Researcher Sumya Swaminatan stated that in order to develop population immunity to COVID-19, at least 65-70% of the world's inhabitants must be vaccinated.

According to WHO, the total number of detected cases of COVID-19 in the world has exceeded 24 million. At the same time, more than 821 thousand people have died from complications associated with coronavirus and other concomitant diseases.

The countries with the largest number of cases are the United States (5.72 million cases), Brazil (3.67 million), India (3.31 million) and Russia (980,405 - according to the latest data from the headquarters for combating coronavirus).

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Over the past day, 4,829 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in 84 regions of Russia (a day earlier, 4,711 cases). According to the headquarters, 22.8% of new patients had no clinical manifestations of coronavirus infection.

Since the beginning of the epidemic in Russia, 798 466 patients (81.44%) have recovered, including 5905 in the last day. 16,914 patients (1.73%) died of complications that developed against the background of coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases. 110 people died during the day.

The regions where the largest number of new cases were detected per day included Moscow (654), St. Petersburg (187), Moscow (150), Nizhny Novgorod (133) and Rostov (132) regions.

Moscow remains the leader in the country in terms of the number of detected cases (260 361). Active of them - about 44.6 thousand.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, more than 35.7 million coronavirus tests have been carried out in the country. During the day, 327 thousand studies were carried out. Almost 209.5 thousand people remain under medical supervision in the country.

    Vaccine work

    On the eve, the Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko announced that three more vaccines against COVID-19, including foreign ones, are being registered in Russia.

    In turn, and.about. Director of the A.A. Smorodintseva Dmitry Lioznov said that trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed in China should begin in September.

    “This study should start in the second half of September, where there will be a small study at the beginning: about 500 people. Immediately after him, a large, massive one will begin: 5 thousand volunteers around the world, ”he said.

    In addition, Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the Russia 1 TV channel, said that he expects the second Russian vaccine against COVID-19 to appear in September. It is being developed by the Novosibirsk center "Vector".

    “We need to talk with specialists, I think that they will most likely compete, because in terms of safety and efficiency they should not be inferior to each other,” the head of state said.

    In turn, the head of the Department of Zoonotic Infections and Influenza of the Vector Center, Alexander Ryzhikov, indicated that registration of their development is expected in October, when the center can release the first batch of the drug.

    Recall that on August 11, Russia registered the world's first vaccine against COVID-19, called Sputnik V.

    According to the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko, children are not planned to be vaccinated this year: “I want to draw your attention to the fact that children will not be vaccinated against coronavirus infection this year. We continue to study, monitor the vaccine, and for our little residents of the country we are conducting additional tests, studies. Only after receiving a complete picture of the effect on the child's body, we will consider (vaccination of children. - RT). "

    According to him, first of all, it is recommended to vaccinate age teachers.

    “There will be priority groups that will be offered vaccination against coronavirus infection. Since teachers of different ages work in schools, we first of all recommend that older teachers get vaccinated after receiving vaccines, ”added Murashko.