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ATOR: Thailand will cancel the reduction of the quarantine time for tourists upon arrival for foreign tourists. This is reported by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the Kingdom's Tourist Office (TAT). The country's authorities have decided to postpone simplifying the rules for entering the country. In particular, the time of self-isolation will not be reduced – Russian tourists coming to Thailand under the sandbox program will also have to be quarantined for seven nights. Nevertheless, the decision to replace the second PCR test (which must be done on the 4-5th day of stay in Thailand) for the express test remains valid. It is also still allowed to enter the country of travelers who have had coronavirus within three months before the trip. It is clarified that the rest of the conditions for entering Thailand remain the same – vacationers must have a vaccination certificate,

Pulmonologist Shilova: prolonged fever speaks of affected lungs with COVID-19 In coronavirus, lung damage may indicate a number of symptoms. They were named by a pulmonologist, deputy chief physician of the Federal Research and Clinical Center of the FMBA of Russia, Alexandra Shilova, according to Doctor Peter. combined with other manifestations of COVID-19, suggests the development of viral pneumonia, “the specialist said. According to her, with a mild course of COVID-19 without a high fever, a person needs to pay attention to a cough – it may indicate damage to the lungs, but it can be caused by irritation of the upper respiratory tract. A painful, dry and hacking cough indicates patients with pneumonia, Shilova noted. At the same time, wheezing in the chest and shortness of breath do not always indicate lung damage, the doctor said. She explained that such symptoms can be signs of bronchial asthma, acute and

The FSB liquidated 17 clandestine weapon conversion laboratories The FSB detained 85 clandestine gunsmiths operating in Russia. TASS reports about this on Wednesday, December 1, with reference to the DSP of the FSB of Russia. According to the agency, the detainees were engaged in restoring the combat properties of civilian weapons, altering them and selling them. In total, 17 underground workshops were liquidated, where ammunition was produced and combat characteristics were improved. 353 units of foreign and domestic weapons were seized. The special operation took place in cooperation with the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Russian Guard. On November 12, it was reported that in Novosibirsk the FSB detained Russians who had created an underground weapons workshop in the garage.

Irkut Corporation built the first MC-21-300 with a wing made of Russian materials The first MC-21- 300 with a wing made of Russian-made composite materials. The plane was transferred to a flight test unit. This was reported by Rostec. The aircraft was assembled at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. MC-21-300 was transferred from a branch of the Irkut corporation of the United Aircraft Corporation to a flight test unit for ground checks and preparation for test flights. The aircraft wing was created using Russian-made polymer composite materials. The development of materials began after the US imposed trade restrictions on AeroComposite in 2018. Rostec emphasized that materials for composite structures MS-21 were developed with the participation of scientists from Moscow State University and specialists from Rosatom. The aircraft wing is manufactured using a patented vacuum infusion technology. The wing consoles and the center section are produced at the Aerocomposite-Ulyanovsk enterprise. In October,

The head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin about the future in the team: after the joints, we will think about extension of the contract with the national team after the play-offs. His words are quoted by Match TV. “Whether I'm ready to continue – I'm not ready to say yet. After the joints, we will think about it, “the specialist said after meeting with the team on November 30. The Russian national team will continue to fight for the right to play at the 2022 World Cup in play-offs. In the first round on March 24, Karpin's team will play with the Poles. If the national team wins, they will have to fight for the world championship with the winner of the Sweden – Czech Republic pair. Karpin was appointed coach of the Russian national team on 23 July. The contract with a specialist is valid until