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Izvestia: the omicron strain is more resistant and may be more infectious than the previous variants of COVID-19 A new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529, which received the name “omicron”, potentially more persistent and infectious than its predecessors. This assumption was put forward in an interview with Izvestia by Kamil Khafizov, head of the scientific group for the development of new diagnostic methods based on sequencing technologies at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor. According to him, a distinctive feature of this variant is that it has a large number of mutations in the S-protein gene, which can help the pathogen to avoid the neutralizing effect of antibodies or make it more infectious. In addition, the mutation profile in its genome shows that the potential new strain is also capable of evading antibodies, thus combining the properties of beta and delta strains. In addition, this variant contains not one,

Mayor of Prokopyevsk Starchenko was fired a day later at his post because of a banquet during mourning which he arranged in honor of his appointment to the post, during mourning in the Kemerovo region. The governor of the region Sergey Tsivilev announced this in his Telegram channel. It is very difficult to find words that can describe this situation. There are simply no such words. The people who were at that banquet, apparently, do not have a heart, since they could afford to celebrate and celebrate something at such a terrible and difficult moment for all of us. Vyacheslav Starchenko has already been dismissed Sergey Tsivilev The former head of Prokopyevsk took office on November 25. Thus, he stayed at the post for one day. Laid tables and many guests On the eve of the party in honor of Starchenko's appointment, it was caught on video. The video was

HR specialist Krasnyanskaya: you can get a free voucher to a sanatorium after COVID-19 Head of HR department “Svetlana Krasnyanskaya revealed to the Russians a way to get a free ticket to a sanatorium after suffering from COVID-19. She told the Prime agency under what conditions it is possible to go to a sanatorium. The specialist recalled that for a free recovery in a sanatorium with a coronavirus, you should contact your doctor. The doctor will issue a referral to receive sanatorium-resort treatment or send it to a medical commission. “Currently, at the legislative level, it is possible not only to receive free spa treatment, but also to issue additional paid leave for certain categories of citizens for these purposes, “Krasnyanskaya explained. According to the Ministry of Health, patients with COVID-19 who have undergone prolonged mechanical ventilation (artificial lung ventilation) for two to five weeks, as well as in some

The New York Times: Broadway musical author Stephen Sondheim, 91, also died Composer, poet and playwright died in the USA , author of many Broadway musicals Stephen Sondheim, he was 91 years old. The New York Times writes about this with reference to his lawyer.

Observador: political differences and discord between the EU and NATO are beneficial for Russia discord between the European Union (EU) and NATO. He wrote about this in his material for the Observador. As the author of the article writes, the EU has no common foreign policy, except for trade issues. Therefore, he believes, “as long as Europe is divided, any response to Russia will benefit the Russians themselves, since the US and NATO will not be able to take concrete measures,” the article says. “NATO is an organism that works unanimously, and the United States will not act without concrete coordination from the Europeans. Another disadvantage is that the EU has a negative attitude towards security issues that are detrimental to the economy, ”writes Braz. As the publicist noted in the article, fragmentation and different interests within the European Union prevent NATO from acting, therefore, without such “coinciding interests”, Washington

State Duma Deputy Tumusov: Russians should provide days off for revaccination vaccination, but also for revaccination against coronavirus infection. He voiced the idea in an interview with Sputnik radio. According to the deputy, Russian employers are advised to provide employees with two days off for vaccination against COVID-19 – one day for each component of the vaccine – but this is not enough. “I am a supporter of not coercing vaccinations by violent methods, I am in favor of stimulating. I think that giving days off is kind of a bonus, an encouragement to those who get vaccinated. The same is with revaccination, “he said. Tumusov added that providing employees with days off for vaccinations and revaccinations is beneficial for employers themselves. “If a person gets sick, then he will be out of order for some time. This will hit the economy of the enterprise, “he stressed. According to the