Category: World

Virologist Semyonov: coronavirus with Ebola, like a mermaid with a horse, cannot connect In Yekaterinburg, Doctor of Biological Sciences Alexander Semenov in an interview with RIA Novosti, assessing the chances of combining coronavirus with Ebola, compared them with a mermaid and a horse. According to the virologist, the idea that the two viruses can connect is “something from the realm of cheap Hollywood fiction”, since the coronavirus and Ebola have different genetic structures. “The coronavirus variant – neither omicron, nor alpha, nor delta, nor theta, nor any other future – cannot connect with the Ebola virus in the same way as a mermaid with a horse cannot give fruitful offspring, because they are arranged differently,” – Semenov said. The biologist explained that the Ebola virus particles are like a hot dog with a long sausage in which genetic information is recorded, and the SARS-CoV-2 particles are like a hairy ball,

Santa Claus: modern children most often ask for gadgets, adults want apartments said Santa Claus from a Moscow estate in an interview with RIA Novosti. “The little man is a cast of an adult, right? They ask for these, as they are, the stupid word is “gadgets”. And toys are only changing, becoming more cybernetic-electric. And so, dolls, sweets … And the parents are all credit, yes credit. I don’t know how to help, ”said Santa Claus. At the same time, adults, according to Santa Claus, most often ask him for an apartment in Moscow or St. Petersburg. “As if I’m a builder! I can still build a bast, ice-cold one, strain club-footed bears and fidgety bunnies there. And let them think too. And what am I, I am a magician, but not for everyone in a row, but only for those who deserve it, “Santa Claus explained. Earlier, the

Political scientist Lozansky about Sputnik V: in the US, everything that comes from Russia meets suspicion President of the American University in Moscow, political scientist Eduard Lozansky said that in the United States there is a politicization of the issue of vaccination and a bias towards the Russian vaccine. He told Izvestia about this. According to him, pharmaceutical giants are behind this, since it is unprofitable for them to have foreign competitors, including Sputnik V, on the American market. He added that there is a bias in the United States towards everything Russian: “Everything that comes from Russia – from vaccines to ideas – meets with suspicion at best.” At the same time, if WHO approves the Russian vaccine, the United States will not have the opportunity to further not recognize it, the expert emphasized. Earlier, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said that the

New York Governor Hawkul: Five cases of omicron strain recorded in New York State cases of infection with the omicron strain. This was announced by Governor Katie Hawkul on her Twitter page. “Five cases of omicron variant infection have been confirmed in New York State,” she wrote. Hawkul urged residents not to take this information as a cause for great anxiety. “We knew that this option was underway, and we have the tools to stop [it] spreading,” she explained. of those infected, identified in Minnesota, attended a conference in New York. The first case of infection with the omicron strain of coronavirus in New York was recorded on December 1. He was found in the state of California. According to the American authorities, the sick patient came from South Africa and was fully vaccinated.

Kommersant: Rospitsesoyuz proposed to allow poultry farmers to vaccinate chickens against bird flu of this virus in factories. Kommersant writes about this with reference to Galina Bobyleva, general director of the Rospotitssoyuz. According to veterinarians, products from vaccinated poultry are not harmful to humans. She said that on November 30, the Rospotitssoyuz made a proposal to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to allow industry enterprises to vaccinate the breeding herd, reproducers of the first and second order against highly pathogenic avian influenza. As Albert Davleev, President of Agrifood Strategies, explained, second-order reproducers are parent flocks that produce hatching eggs for commercial fattening or for egg production. First-order reproducers supply poultry for parent farms. Now vaccination of birds is allowed only in personal subsidiary plots (PSH), and the regions themselves decide whether to carry it out or not. The Ministry of Agriculture noted that ten regions at once announced plans

RDIF head Dmitriev: WHO does not approve Sputnik V vaccine due to bureaucratic obstacles Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev, in an interview for the newspaper La Nacion, explained the delay in the approval of the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO) by bureaucratic obstacles. The Russian Ministry of Health maintains close ties with WHO, and we understand that there are still small obstacles on our way, but they are exclusively bureaucratic Kirill Dmitriev Head of RDIF According to Dmitriev, Moscow sees no particular reason why WHO is hesitant to recognize the vaccine, since the effectiveness of Sputnik V has been confirmed not only by publications in authoritative medical journals, but also by real data from around the world. He also noted that after the approval of the drug, vaccination will allow Russians to enter even more countries. Bureaucracy

Endocrinologist Pavlova: severe fatigue is one of the main symptoms of the omicron strain Radio Sputnik reported that severe fatigue is one of the main symptoms of infection with the omicron strain of coronavirus. However, this symptom is typical for various diseases, the specialist noted. According to her, it is difficult for a person without medical education to figure out when a feeling of fatigue is associated with overwork, and when – with illness. Pavlova noted that after an examination, a doctor can find out, “that this is not just a blues, lack of sunlight or accumulated physical fatigue, namely the symptoms of an incipient or progressive disease. ” The specialist added that coronavirus infection causes serious disruptions in many body systems. According to her, the feeling of fatigue that occurs in those infected can be caused by serious changes in the immune system, in the work of the brain

Foreign Minister Lavrov: Russia will take retaliatory measures in the event of new sanctions by the United States Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow will retaliate if new US sanctions are imposed. TASS writes about this. If new, as they said, hellish sanctions follow, then, of course, we will react. We cannot help but react Sergey LavrovMinister of Foreign Affairs of Russia The head of the department did not say what kind of reaction would follow from Russia. In his opinion, Russophobic sentiments in NATO and the EU do not allow Western states to move away from confrontation and do important things. Lavrov refused to guess what steps the West intends to take with respect to Moscow. He called the sanctions an illegitimate unilateral measure and a dead end that would turn against those who initiated it. Our Western colleagues have absolutely lost the culture of dialogue, diplomatic

Izvestia: prices for clothes and shoes in 2021 increased by 15%, in 2022 they will add another 20-25% In 2021, prices for clothing and footwear in Russian retailers increased by 10-15 percent, in 2022 they may jump by another 20-25 percent. This forecast was given to Izvestia by Fashion Consulting Group analysts. The reason is the rise in prices for accessories, fabrics and transportation. According to the managing partner of the Econika chain Sergey Sarkisov, fabric has risen in price this year by an average of 15 percent, logistics services – by 20 percent, and the cost of footwear production increased within 7-15 percent. The general director of Infoline-Analytica Mikhail Burmistrov noted that retailers managed to compensate for the rise in price by working with the assortment line and optimizing the cost price, but only partially. At the same time, the average check increased slightly, which, according to the expert,