Day: November 29, 2021

The captain of the Japanese schooner, which collided with the trawler Amur, was sentenced to three years in prison the schooner Dai-hati Hokko-maru, which collided with the Russian trawler Amur in May near the island of Hokkaido. The captain was sentenced to three years in prison. Yomiuri reports this. Teruesi Yoshioka, who caused the deaths of three out of five fishermen, was also given a five-year suspended sentence. In June, Pavel Dobryansky, the third mate of the Russian trawler Amur a criminal case was opened in Japan. The case was initiated under Articles 129 (Negligence) and 211 (Mismanagement of a ship) of the Japanese Criminal Code. The first article provides for a punishment of up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 500 thousand yen (330 thousand rubles). The second – up to seven years in prison or a fine of no more than a million

Altstein: the omicron strain COVID-19 is “degenerate” and is not capable of causing a serious illness Virologist, Chief Researcher Anatoly Altstein said that the new omicron strain COVID-19, discovered in South Africa, behaves like a “degenerate”, which may indicate the imminent end of the pandemic. His words are quoted by the publication News.ru. The virologist said that the omicron strain has an imbalance in the genetic system. This may indicate that it is not capable of causing serious diseases. “If there are no deaths, then this virus means the approaching end of the pandemic, because it behaves like a degenerate – 52 mutations in one gene”, – said Altstein. The virologist also noted that with such characteristics, the new strain is able to spread rapidly. Altstein noted that it is too early to judge the omicron, since the number of cases is only about 100 people in the world. Earlier,

Deputy Leonov: the State Duma suggested replacing QR codes with “passports of an immunized person” Medical Sciences Sergei Leonov confirmed that the deputies are discussing the name for the document on epidemiological measures and suggest replacing QR codes with “passports of an immunized person.” His words are quoted by the radio station “Moscow speaking”. According to him, citizens have a negative attitude to the name “Law on QR codes”, which caused a great resonance in society. The bill itself is not about QR codes, but about measures for sanitary and epidemiological well-being, Leonov explained. “I would rather call it an immune passport, because it is given to those who have been vaccinated, they acquire immunity, this is a group of people who have been ill, they also have immunity, “the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee emphasized. It is planned that such passports of an immunized person will be

“Kommersant”: the FSO colonel was cleared of the charge of accepting a bribe, but left the theft of 50 million rubles Military investigators completed the investigation about fraud and embezzlement of 50 million rubles in the supply of office equipment and computers to the FSO, in which the colonel of the special services Dmitry Shirenov is accused. This is reported by Kommersant. According to the newspaper, the accused was cleared of the charge of accepting a bribe in the form of a MacBook Pro computer worth 219,000 rubles, which was presented to him by businessmen, according to the investigation, for helping to conclude government contracts. However, in the course of the investigation it turned out that Shirenov was delivered a laptop at the expense of his share of the stolen funds. In addition, Shirenov was charged with embezzling 50 million rubles. According to the investigation, the FSO colonel, in his