What “omicron” threatens Russia. Current about coronavirus on January 23

Why “omicron” will not become a way out of the pandemic when they start testing a nasal vaccine, a record for infections in Russia and Moscow. The most relevant about the pandemic – in the review of RBC

57,212 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the country per day; Of the previously ill, 681 people died. The total number of infected exceeded 11 million, 10 million people recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 325 thousand people.

• “Omicron” will not be a way out of the pandemic, as its distribution increases the chances of the formation of a new mutation that will be resistant to vaccines, said the head of the Center. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg. To prevent this from happening, 75-80% of the Russian population must be vaccinated with Sputnik V, he explained.
• Clinical trials of the Sputnik nasal vaccine will begin next week. 20-30 volunteers have already been recruited, in total, up to 300 volunteers are planned to be vaccinated during the first two stages.

• In Moscow, a record for infections for the entire time of the pandemic was recorded – 16,094 new cases of COVID per day. The historical maximum of infections was also detected in St. Petersburg – 8,451 and in a number of other regions. Over the past day in Russia, 9,902 people were hospitalized with coronavirus.

• The government has approved a plan of additional measures to combat the omicron strain of coronavirus. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to check the quality of medical care for citizens with COVID-19 and the reasonableness of the cost of PCR tests and ordered to work out the issue of staffing the hotline operators.

By data WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world exceeded 340.5 million people, of which more than 5.5 million died.

• The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases, with more than 68.1 million infected. India is in second place (over 38.5 million), Brazil is in third (23.4 million), the United Kingdom is in fourth (over 15.6 million), and France is in fifth (over 15.2 million).
• Russian tourists who travel to Cuba on tour packages no longer need to present vaccination certificates or a negative PCR test result. They will also not be tested upon check-in at the hotel and during the holiday.
• Hungary expects to reach an agreement with Russia as soon as possible on the production of the Sputnik V vaccine at its enterprises, said Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó.
• From March 1, Cyprus will allow those vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to enter the country without a PCR test.
• In Brazil, the local authorities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have postponed the carnival parade of samba schools from February to April due to the spread of the omicron strain of coronavirus.