When to expect the peak of COVID in Russia. Current about coronavirus on January 17

Forecasts for a new wave of COVID in Russia, Australia recognized those vaccinated by Sputnik V, in France they approved missed vaccinations, the British found radicals among anti-vaccinators. The most relevant about the pandemic – in the review of RBC

In the country, 27,179 new cases of COVID-19 were detected per day, which is 14.1% more than the day before. Of those previously ill, 723 people died per day. The total number of infected is 10.7 million, 9.8 million people have recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 320 thousand people.

• In Crimea, the system of QR codes for visiting public places has resumed.
• At the end of January, the peak of coronavirus infections in Russia will come, however, this peak will be reflected in official statistics in early February – more than 85 thousand new cases of COVID will be recorded per day, calculated at the University of Washington. By the end of February, the infection rate is predicted to drop to 30,000 new cases per day.

• In Russia, by February 1, the daily increase in new cases of infection with coronavirus could reach 65 thousand, predicted at St. Petersburg State University.
• Specialists of the Center The Gamaleyas are considering the possibility of developing a coronavirus vaccine based on several strains, such as Delta and Omicron, Denis Logunov, deputy head of the center, said.

• Cases of infection with the omicron strain were detected in two more regions of Russia: Sverdlovsk and Pskov regions.

• Infection with any strain of coronavirus, not only “omicron”, and the transferred disease can become a “live vaccine” for a person, but the consequences of such a “vaccination” are dangerous, because they are unpredictable, said the head of the Center. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg.

By data WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world exceeded 318 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 62.9 million infected. India is in second place (over 36.5 million), Brazil is in third (22.7 million), the UK is in fourth (over 14.9 million), and France is in fifth (over 12.9 million).
• The Australian authorities recognized foreigners vaccinated against COVID who were vaccinated with two doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
• The French Parliament has approved the introduction of vaccine passes in the country, the government of the country expects that it will come into force on January 20. The vaccine pass will replace the current sanitary one. It will be possible to get it only after passing the full vaccination against coronavirus, and only for people over 16 years old.
• In the UK, intelligence agencies are becoming increasingly concerned about the radicalization of the anti-vaccine movement. The anti-vaccination behavior is monitored by the anti-terrorism unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the department of research, information and communications of the same department. Recent intelligence data suggests that members of the anti-vaccine movement often later go over to extremist organizations, including associations based on racial and ethnic lines.