There was a failure in the traffic police information system

“There was a failure in the Federal Information System of the traffic Police, including the system of registration and examination units does not work,” the agency interlocutor said. The traffic police and the mayor’s office differed in their estimates of the number of accidents in Moscow According to him, measures are being taken to eliminate the problems. The source did not specify in what time frame the system can work. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has confirmed a failure in the federal traffic police information system. “Regional units of the State Traffic Inspectorate were forced to suspend the provision of public services to citizens related to the registration of motor vehicles, the issuance of driver’s licenses, as well as restrict access to information about administrative fines imposed for traffic violations,” the Interior Ministry said. – Currently, the technical specialists of the department are making every effort

Timur Batrutdinov was hospitalized with coronavirus

According to the channel, Batrutdinov fell ill on December 9. He had symptoms characteristic of ARVI: cough and weakness. The comedian’s condition worsened, so the doctors decided to move him to a hospital. In the hospital, a Comedy Club resident was diagnosed with 25-50 percent lung damage. Doctors assess his condition as moderate. In 2020, Batrutdinov made a post on Instagram about the fact that the coronavirus allegedly has a Masonic trace. According to the comedian, this “Dan Brown-style thing”, the author of the book “The Da Vinci Code”, should not be taken seriously. He stressed that he considers this “conspiracy bullshit” and at the end of the publication gave people real advice on preventing coronavirus infection. Since 2005, Batrutdinov has been participating in the Comedy Club TV project on TNT, where he performs in a duet with Garik Kharlamov. In 2013 – participant of the show “HB”. Batrutdinov was

14 new species of shrews have been discovered in Sulawesi

View this post on Instagram A publication from Rafa Malmagro ? (@malmagrok) On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, after almost a decade of searching, scientists have found 14 new species of shrews. This is the largest discovery of new mammals in the last 90 years, they say. In the period from 2010 to 2018, researchers studied a total of 1,368 individuals of shrews. DNA analysis showed that they belong to 21 species, and only 7 of them are known to science. The new species belong to the genus belozubok (Crocidura). They were divided into five species groups: “long-tailed”, “small-bodied”, “ordinary”, Rhoditis and “thick-tailed”. They differ in the proportions of the body, the length and thickness of the fur, as well as the color of the paws: in some animals they are white, in others they are dark. Shrews are a very diverse group of mammals. To date, 461 species of

In Russia, for the second day in a row, less than 28 thousand coronavirus cases are detected per day

Regions are leaders in the number of new cases: Moscow — 2283 (for all time – 2 000 067), Saint Petersburg – 1997 (827,293), Moscow region — 1683 (622 591), Krasnodar Territory — 749 (111 923), Krasnoyarsk Territory — 655 (165 571). Per day in 1076 cases died in Russia, which is four fewer people than yesterday (1080). The total number of deaths reached 296,180. 38,041 people recovered during the day, a total of 8,952,266. As of December 17 , the level of collective immunity to coronavirus in Russia has reached 58.2%. The authorities admit that due to the spread of the omicron strain, the timing of the introduction of the second vaccine may be adjusted. On December 16, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a government bill on the introduction of QR codes for visiting public places. The news is being updated.

Scientists have found that omicron increases the risk of re-infection with covid by five times

According to a published study, before the appearance of a new type of virus in people who had undergone covid, natural immunity protected against re-infection for half a year in 85% of cases, but with omicron, this indicator decreased to 19%. At the same time, experts emphasize that at the moment there is no evidence that the new strain is less dangerous than delta. It is also reported that two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, as well as the British-Swedish manufacturer AstraZeneca, provide protection against infection only up to 20% of cases against the omicron strain, while it increases to 55-80% after booster vaccination. “The study provides further evidence of how strongly the omicron strain can evade the protection of immunity obtained either after infection or after vaccination,” said Neil Ferguson, a leading epidemiologist at the university and a member of the scientific advisory group on emergencies under the

Doctors from South Africa estimated the likelihood of hospitalization with omicron strain

In the Republic of South Africa (South Africa), where a new strain of the coronavirus “omicron” has spread, a decrease in the level of hospitalization has been recorded in recent days, Bloomberg reports, citing the country’s Ministry of Health. Now the fourth wave of coronavirus is taking place in South Africa, as previously announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to the head of the Ministry of Health Joe Faakhla, according to the results of the second week of the new wave, only 1.7% of those infected with COVID-19 were hospitalized. During the third wave, when the delta strain dominated the country, 19% of infected people needed hospitalization after two weeks. There were more asymptomatic cases of COVID than thought On December 14, Discovery Health, the largest private insurance company in South Africa, presented a study according to which the omicron strain causes a less severe course of coronavirus disease than

Golikova urged to celebrate the New Year in COVID-free mode

Russian regions should increase the pace of vaccination against coronavirus before the New Year holidays, said Deputy Prime Minister and head of the operational headquarters for combating COVID Tatyana Golikova. “What is especially important, holidays should not lead to a new round of morbidity in Of Russia: it is mandatory to comply with restrictive measures and conduct COVID-free events,” she said. According to Golikova, the situation with coronavirus worsened in ten regions during the week: Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Orenburg, Ryazan, Tambov and Chelyabinsk regions, Altai, Bashkiria, Dagestan, and Chuvashia. In three subjects — Belgorod and Kaliningrad regions and Karachay-Cherkessia — improvement is observed. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the only region that has achieved collective immunity remains Sevastopol, where this figure is 88.7%. Collective immunity is the formation of a stratum of the population with immunity to the disease, sufficient for the further spread of infection to stop. According to

A record-breaking millipede with a thousand legs has been found in Australia

Milli- means 1,000. Ped or pes means?. So all millipedes must have 1,000 feet. Nope! In fact, none did…Until now! #NSFfunded scientists have discovered the first true millipede – Eumillipes persephone. This helps expand knowledge of the diversity of these important insects. pic.twitter.com/30WOEhuPBW — National Science Foundation (@NSF) December 16, 2021 The millipede, dubbed Eumillipes persephone, was found 60 meters underground in a drilling well in Western Australia. The length of her body is 9.5 centimeters, and the width is 1 millimeter. The invertebrate creature has 330 body segments, antennae, a beak and a cone-shaped head. To count all the tiny legs of the creature, scientists needed a high-resolution image of it and almost an hour of time. It is known that the previous record for the number of limbs belonged to the California species of millipedes Illacme plenipes, which can have 750 legs. It is reported that in recent

Day in History: December 18

International Migrant Day The International Migrant Day is held annually on December 18. It was first celebrated in 2000 at the suggestion of the UN General Assembly. This decision was made due to the fact that in recent years the number of migrants around the world has increased significantly. On this day, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in many countries hold various actions and seminars explaining the laws on the rights of migrants, disseminate information about the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants. Every year on December 18, one can hear calls that the international community should pay more attention to the significant number of migrants who find themselves in a difficult situation, far from home and in need of help and protection. The first public performance of the anthem “God save the Tsar!” Russian Russian national anthem “Prayer of the Russian People”, which is better known in history as

Russia has restricted entry from another country due to coronavirus

This decision was made due to the deterioration of the epidemiological situation due to the spread of the omicron strain. Rostourism was instructed to inform tour operators about the restriction on the entry of foreigners from Kenya. Rospotrebnadzor and the Ministry of Transport were instructed to organize rapid testing of Russians who arrived from Kenya, for the coronavirus. At the end of November, British scientists identified a new strain of coronavirus “omicron” in South Africa and Botswana. Since then, cases of infection with the new variant have been recorded in at least 63 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. The WHO noted that the omicron strain is spreading “extremely rapidly.” The organization added that they expect an increase in the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to the spread of the strain. Against this background, since November 28, Russia has imposed restrictions on entry from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe,