The total number of coronavirus infections in Russia exceeded 10 million – it reached 10,016,896 cases. The operational headquarters to combat the spread of coronavirus announced this in its Telegram-channel.
10,016,896
cases of coronavirus detected in Russia since the beginning of the pandemic
The daily increase was 29,929 cases.
Over the past day, 31 391 people have recovered. In total, 8,741,355 Russians coped with the infection.
The daily death rate reached 1132, the total – 289,483.
289,483
patients with coronavirus have died in Russia since the beginning of the pandemic
Another wave is declining, but the omicron can change the situation
Commenting on “Lente.ru” reaching the mark of 10 million cases, infectious disease doctor Evgeny Timakov noted that the current wave will soon decline, as predicted by experts. However, the situation may change if the omicron strain begins to spread in the country.
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“Data that [из-за омикрона] those who have already been ill are re-infected, moreover recently, and not six months earlier, plus the diseases of the vaccinated, plus preliminary data on a significant decrease in the effectiveness of vaccines – all this can nullify the forecasts, ”he concluded.
Earlier, Timakov said that at the moment there is a decline in the incidence of coronavirus and a decrease in mortality – this was achieved due to population immunity.
At the same time, it is not clear how the omicron strain will behave in countries where there is population immunity. It is also unclear how the strain will behave in the child population, since it infects children much more often.
On December 10, four independent full-genome omicron strains of coronavirus were isolated in Russia – they were found in four tourists who returned from different countries. Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor confirmed cases of the omicron strain in two Russians who returned from South Africa. At that time, it was established which strains of coronavirus in another 10 tourists, whose PCR tests were positive.
According to Timakov, the four tourists who have been diagnosed with the omicron strain are completely safe, as they have been in isolation since their return to the country.
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