(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Russian Deputy Prime Minister: The main task at present is to prevent the further spread of the new corona virus
China News Agency, Moscow, July 29 (Tian Bing and Liu Jingyao) Deputy Prime Minister Golikova of the Russian government held a regular meeting on the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic on the 29th. The heads of 85 federal entities attended the meeting and discussed the spread of the new crown epidemic.
According to the official website of the Russian government, Golikova said at the meeting that the incidence of new coronary pneumonia is currently on the rise around the world and in Russia.
Therefore, the main task at present is to do a good job in preventing the further spread of the virus.
She noted that while the number of infected people in Russia has risen, hospitalizations have not risen sharply.
However, she stressed that all healthcare systems in Russia should be prepared as much as possible to help those infected with the new coronavirus.
Golikova pointed out that although most of the patients currently infected with the new coronavirus are mild and comparable in severity to common acute viral respiratory infections, it can lead to various complications.
Therefore, the public is asked to pay attention to the health of themselves and those around them as much as possible, seek medical attention as soon as possible when they show signs of infection, and get vaccinated and re-vaccinated in a timely manner.
Popova, director of the Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision Bureau of the Russian Federation, and Murashko, Minister of Health, reported on the measures taken against the new crown epidemic.
Pushenichnaya, deputy director of the Central Institute of Epidemiology of the Consumer Protection and Public Welfare Supervision Bureau of the Russian Federation, said recently that the increase in the incidence of new coronary pneumonia in Russia is related to the new subtypes BA.4 and BA. .5 is related to the dissemination.
She advised the elderly and those with chronic illnesses to continue to adhere to protective measures and urged the population to re-vaccinate.
Since February this year, the incidence of new coronary pneumonia in Russia has been in a state of decline. In mid-April, it fell below 10,000 cases and continued to improve. In June, the number of daily infections fell to the lowest level since the spring of 2020.
At the beginning of July, the Russian government suspended all previous epidemic prevention and restriction measures, including wearing a mask system, prohibiting nighttime meals and other measures.
But recently, the incidence of new coronary pneumonia in Russia has risen again, and the number of infected cases again exceeded 10,000 on the 28th, reaching 11,515 cases.
According to data from the Russian New Crown Virus Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on the 29th, in the past 24 hours, there were 11,422 new infections in Russia (including 1,723 new hospitalizations), and the cumulative number of infections reached 18,576,973; 39 new deaths were added, and the cumulative death was 382,352. 4,670 new cases were cured and discharged, and a total of 17,963,133 cases were cured and discharged.
The three regions with the most new infections were Moscow with 3,682 cases, Moscow Oblast with 1,328 cases and St. Petersburg with 1,272 cases.
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