Day: November 26, 2021

Vilfand: residents of the European part of Russia will face frequent thaws and severe frosts in winter uneven winter “. According to him, there will be many thaws and frosts up to 20 degrees below zero. He is quoted by TASS. The forecaster noted that such weather is expected in almost all regions, largely in the European part of the country. “This is a really serious problem, such episodes, we already they forgot about that, ”Vilfand emphasized. He explained that about 10-11 thaws are forecasted in Moscow alone for the coming season. Earlier, Vilfand warned the Russians about weather anomalies at the end of November. According to the meteorologist, in the center of European Russia the temperature will be several degrees higher than normal. At the same time, abnormal cold and “severe frosts” are expected in the north of the region.

Epidemiologist Rutherford: vaccines are effective against COVID-19 strains, the new one is no exception reason to think that the new strain from Africa will be an exception. This opinion was expressed in comments to “Lenta.ru” by Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California at San Francisco (USA) George Rutherford. Related materials00: 01 – September 8 ” The lack of vaccines is a shame “The acute phase of a pandemic could drag on for years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? 00:01 – 31 July ? The specialist emphasized that so far there is no evidence that the available vaccines have a lower chance against a new strain, called the Greek letter omicron. Earlier, the Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the strain could spread throughout the world in the next few months. On the evening of November 26, the World Health Organization recognized the

President of Ukraine Zelensky called the end of gas transit in 2025 a key challenge country. According to him, this is the end of the contract with Russia for gas transit in 2025. This was reported on the official website of the Ukrainian leader. “I think this will be a difficult moment. I believe that we must quickly implement the reform of thermal modernization, ”Zelensky said. According to him, the presidential office and the Ministry of Economy are already working on the preparation of a program for thermal modernization and energy efficiency. According to the head of state, the reform of thermal modernization of all multi-storey buildings will cost the state 300 billion hryvnia (about 837 billion rubles). The implementation of the program will begin next year, in particular, within its framework, gas consumption in multi-storey buildings will be halved. During the same press marathon, Zelenskiy said that Ukraine wants

South African Health Minister Paakhla called the global reaction to the omicron strain unjustified omicron coronavirus strain. So he commented on the decision of the EU and a number of other countries of the world to close the entrance to travelers from five African countries. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti. Paakhla said that such a measure is contrary to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). He stressed that scientists have not yet found signs of increased virulence of the new strain. In addition, the minister stressed, experts do not believe that this option complicates the course of the disease. The head of the Ministry of Health assured that the existing vaccines against coronavirus have proven their effectiveness and remain the “main protection” against COVID-19. > Earlier, the US authorities said that from Monday, November 29, they would ban the entry of residents of eight African countries

A Brussels court has banned Uber An appeals court in Brussels ruled that Uber should disable the taxi booking app in the Belgian capital. The service has stopped working in this country, writes Reuters. The ban on private individuals from providing taxi services now also applies to professional drivers. Uber said it was very upset with this court decision. This will affect about two thousand drivers, the company noted. In protest, taxi drivers blocked a main street in the EU capital on 25 November. The Brussels administration has said it will work on a “temporary solution” to ban Uber. Uber is suing many European countries for not meeting service regulations and staffing practices. Some drivers complain that they cannot make enough money through the app, and that they are unable to take advantage of hospital payments and annual leave. It was previously reported that food delivery service Uber Eats will