Day: December 6, 2021

Virologist Altstein: the omicron strain can serve as a “vaccine” against COVID-19 Russia may become a “vaccine” against coronavirus. This opinion was expressed by a virologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor, chief employee of the Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology named after Gamaleya Anatoly Altstein, his words are quoted by the newspaper Vechernyaya Moskva. The Russian virologist said that the South African strain has good and bad sides. It spreads quickly, but no deaths have been recorded from it in three weeks. At the same time, the specialist suggested that we still observe the new strain of COVID-19 and not make hasty conclusions. “We do not know how sensitive it is to the action of vaccines. It is assumed that he must have a certain sensitivity. Therefore, it does not cancel the vaccine. I do not exclude that if it turns out to be mild, it itself will serve

Skolkovo Realty: the cheapest apartments in Moscow City will cost 23 million rubles the international business center “Moscow City” will cost 23.2 million rubles. This amount was named by the experts of the Skolkovo Realty agency; the research materials are at the disposal of Lenta.ru. In total, 400 real estate objects are for sale in the center. The cheapest option is located in the Empire Tower complex and is an apartment on the 40th floor of a skyscraper. The apartment covers an area of ​​36 square meters. The most expensive option is located on the 91st floor of the Federation Tower skyscraper. This is a penthouse of almost 2.2 thousand square meters. The object will have to pay 2.6 billion rubles. According to analysts, in October 2021 demand for real estate in Moscow City increased by 34.4 percent compared to September – a record value since 2018 year. Compared to

Epidemiologist Mas-Coma: the spread of the omicron strain is due to the growth of air traffic air travel observed in recent months. This was stated in an interview with Lenta.ru by Professor Santiago Mas-Coma, an expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) and President of the International Federation of Tropical Medicine. The epidemiologist explained that in this regard, all countries can be compared with cheese with holes: new strains enter through the gaps created by international air travel. “At present, the number of cases within each country where the omicron strain has been detected is too small to make an informed conclusion about whether this variety will be as or more rapidly spreading as the delta, and whether it will generate a new wave. pandemic, “Mas-Coma said. According to the specialist, a preliminary analysis of the mutations found in the virus is enough to introduce more stringent preventive measures, and

Deputy Mayor Rakov: 1.4 million elderly Muscovites were vaccinated against COVID-19 In Moscow, 1.4 million elderly residents were vaccinated against COVID -19. This number was named by the deputy mayor of the capital for social development Anastasia Rakova, reports on Monday, December 6, TASS. Muscovites over 60 were vaccinated with at least one component of the coronavirus vaccine, the deputy mayor specified. In addition, according to Rakova, over 5.7 million people in Moscow were vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 680 thousand residents of the Russian capital decided to re-vaccinate. The deputy mayor advised all residents of Moscow to get vaccinated. Especially, in her opinion, people at risk should take care of their health. Earlier, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the stabilization of the situation with the coronavirus. Over the past week, the number of hospitalizations of patients and the detection rate of cases of infection in the capital have not

Russian President Putin's plane landed in New Delhi … This is evidenced by the data of the website Flightradar. It is noted that on Monday, December 6, the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India was planned. It is expected that the countries will conclude agreements in the spheres of defense, space, transport, science, technology and education. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov flew to India the day before. It is specified that the talks between the heads of the foreign policy and defense departments of the countries will be held in the “two plus two” format. They will discuss key regional topics, including the situation in the Asia-Pacific region and Central Asia. Indian Defense Minister Rajnathu Singh reported on Monday, December 6, that during a meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military and military -technical cooperation in New Delhi, Russia and India signed a number of agreements, contracts

In Chelyabinsk, Professor Viktor Olefirenko was sentenced to 4.5 years for bribes of 1.7 million rubles 4.5 years in prison for the former head of the department of the Ural State University of Physical Education, 68-year-old professor Viktor Olefirenko for accepting bribes totaling over 1.7 million rubles. This was reported on Monday, December 6, to Lente.ru by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office. According to the investigation, in the period from 2013 to 2020, the defendant repeatedly took bribes from students. For money, the Russian professor gave students positive marks for exams and put down credits. At the same time, students did not have to attend lectures and seminars at all. Olefirenko has worked with students for more than 40 years. He himself graduated from Ural State University of Physical Culture, where he later taught. He worked at the department of theory and methodology of sports games since

President Vladimir Putin flew to India for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to India for talks with Minister of the country Narendra Modi. RIA Novosti reports. The agency notes that this will be the first summit between Russia and India after their talks between Putin and Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brasilia in November 2019. This is also the second foreign trip of the Russian leader since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, Russian Ambassador to New Delhi Nikolai Kudashev said that during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India, agreements in the spheres of defense could be concluded between the countries , space, transport, science and technology and education. The diplomat stressed that this is not a complete list of the bilateral agreements being prepared between Moscow and New Delhi.