"The virus continues to spread": in Russia revealed 25 667 new cases of COVID-19

In Russia, over the past day, 25,667 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected.

During this time, 41,645 people have fully recovered in the country, 1,002 patients have died.

The largest number of new cases over the past 24 hours was recorded in Moscow (3062), St. Petersburg (2198) and the Moscow region (959).

The total number of COVID-19 cases registered in the country has reached 10,318,650. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 9,139,166 people have been cured in Russia, and 301,271 patients have died.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, more than 236.8 million laboratory tests were carried out in the country during the pandemic to detect COVID-19.

Russia ranks fifth in the world in terms of the number of detected cases of coronavirus.

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 277.1 million cases of the disease have been recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, most in the United States (51.5 million), India (34.7 million) and Brazil (22.2 million), and the United Kingdom (11, 7 million).

More than 5.3 million people worldwide have died from complications related to COVID-19.

The largest number of victims was registered in the USA (812 thousand), Brazil (618 thousand) and India (478.3 thousand).

Humanity is in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic, said World Health Organization expert Maria van Kerkhove.

According to her, the infection spreads in any conditions.

“The virus continues to spread.

Whether the virus will become endemic is likely.

There may be seasonal variations.

But this does not mean that it will be less dangerous, it means that it will spread more slowly, "TASS quotes her.

She also pointed to the importance of vaccination, which reduces the number of severe cases and deaths.

In turn, WHO Director General Tedros Adan Ghebreyesus predicts that in the coming year there will be enough doses of vaccines in order to vaccinate the entire adult population of the Earth against coronavirus, as well as to give a booster injection to people at risk.

“We must end this pandemic in 2022,” the head of WHO added.

The Russian drugs Sputnik V and Sputnik Light are the most effective vaccines in the world against the omicron coronavirus strain.

This was stated in an interview with "Russia 24" by the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

According to him, this is understandable even for specialists.

The day before it was reported that people vaccinated with Sputnik V and revaccinated with Sputnik Light have neutralizing antibodies to the omicron strain.

Moreover, there are three to seven times more of them than foreign mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.

The available information on the rapid spread of the omicron strain suggests that the incubation period for the disease with this SARS-CoV-2 mutation is shorter than that of the delta strain.

This was stated by the Deputy Director for Clinical Work of the Moscow Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology named after M.V.

G.N.

Gabrichevsky Rospotrebnadzor, Doctor of Medical Sciences Tatyana Ruzhentsova.

“According to today's data, the incubation period for infection with the omicron variant is usually three to six days.

Given the ability of the new strain to spread faster, there is a likelihood of symptoms appearing the next or one day after contact, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health indicated that the characteristic symptoms of the omicron strain are sore throat, subfebrile fever and muscle pain (myalgia).

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On the eve of Vladimir Putin's big press conference, the Kremlin spokesman also noted that he, like the head of state, has a high level of antibodies due to vaccination with drugs developed at the N.N.

Gamalei.

“He really has a very high level of antibodies, his titers are very high.

He just got a booster shot, and he also took part in a nasal vaccine experiment.

Therefore, I hope this is a sufficient level of protection, ”said Peskov.

On December 23, the 17th major press conference of the head of state is being held at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow.

Its peculiarity lies in epidemiological measures - journalists pass the PCR test three times, and everyone present must wear masks and observe social distance.

“We have technologically adapted to the conditions of the pandemic - this time.

We are now in a relatively calm period of a pandemic from an epidemiological point of view, which allows, subject to the precautionary measures established by Rospotrebnadzor, to hold this event with the president's full-time presence.

It is always more convenient for him and more convenient for journalists, "Peskov said in an interview with NTV.