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[Perhaps Russia is thinning out the idiots in its population.]
Russia's new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs.
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press, 1 hr ago.
Russia's state coronavirus task force reported 29,409 new confirmed
cases the highest number since the years start and just slightly
lower than the pandemic record reached in December.
After registering the highest daily death toll since the start of the
pandemic at 968 over the weekend, it reported 957 new deaths on Monday.
Russia already has Europes highest death toll in the pandemic more
than 217,000, according to a government task force. The state statistics
agency, which uses a different way of counting including when the
coronavirus wasnt considered the main cause of death, has reported
about 418,000 deaths of people with COVID-19.
A sharp rise in infections and deaths began last month with the
government attributing it to a slow vaccination rate. Deputy Prime
Minister Tatyana Golikova said Friday that 47.8 million Russians, or
almost 33% of the nearly 146 million population had received at least
one shot of a coronavirus vaccine, and 42.4 million, or about 29%, were
fully vaccinated.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov voiced concern about a surge in
infections and deaths and noted that hospitals in some regions are close
to their capacity.
The vaccination level we have is too low, impermissibly low, Peskov
said in a conference call with reporters. That is why we have mortality
numbers that are so high. We are using every opportunity to make a
simple call on all citizens go ahead and get the shot."
But while deploring the laggard pace of vaccination, Peskov rejected the
idea of imposing fines on those who fail to get the vaccine and
emphasized that it's up to regional authorities to decide whether to
tighten coronavirus restrictions.
Some regions have limited attendance at large public events and
restricted access to theaters, restaurants and other places to people
who have been vaccinated, recently recovered from COVID-19 or tested
negative in the previous 72 hours.
However, life remains largely normal in Moscow, St. Petersburg and many
other major cities, with businesses operating as usual and mask mandates
loosely enforced. On Monday, the authorities in Moscow announced the
expansion of free coronavirius tests in shopping malls across the city,
saying it should help stem contagion.
Overall, Russias coronavirus task force has registered over 7.8 million
confirmed cases and 217,372 deaths. However, reports by Russias state
statistical service Rosstat that tally coronavirus-linked deaths
retroactively reveal significantly higher mortality numbers.
Rosstat on Friday revealed the latest coronavirus mortality data that
showed more than 254,000 deaths of people with COVID-19 in the first
eight months of this year compared to over 163,000 deaths of patients
who had the coronavirus for the whole of 2020.
Unlike the coronavirus task force that only counts deaths of patients
where the coronavirus was considered the main cause, Rosstat also
tallies those who had COVID-19 but died of other causes, and those for
whom the coronavirus was suspected but not confirmed. ___
Follow AP stories on the pandemic at
https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic
aths-near-all-time-highs/ar-AAPmGjZ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531>
<https://tinyurl.com/ymm6t6dt>
[Perhaps Russia is thinning out the idiots in its population.]
Russia's new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs.
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press, 1 hr ago.
Russia's state coronavirus task force reported 29,409 new confirmed
cases the highest number since the years start and just slightly
lower than the pandemic record reached in December.
After registering the highest daily death toll since the start of the
pandemic at 968 over the weekend, it reported 957 new deaths on Monday.
Russia already has Europes highest death toll in the pandemic more
than 217,000, according to a government task force. The state statistics
agency, which uses a different way of counting including when the
coronavirus wasnt considered the main cause of death, has reported
about 418,000 deaths of people with COVID-19.
A sharp rise in infections and deaths began last month with the
government attributing it to a slow vaccination rate. Deputy Prime
Minister Tatyana Golikova said Friday that 47.8 million Russians, or
almost 33% of the nearly 146 million population had received at least
one shot of a coronavirus vaccine, and 42.4 million, or about 29%, were
fully vaccinated.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov voiced concern about a surge in
infections and deaths and noted that hospitals in some regions are close
to their capacity.
The vaccination level we have is too low, impermissibly low, Peskov
said in a conference call with reporters. That is why we have mortality
numbers that are so high. We are using every opportunity to make a
simple call on all citizens go ahead and get the shot."
But while deploring the laggard pace of vaccination, Peskov rejected the
idea of imposing fines on those who fail to get the vaccine and
emphasized that it's up to regional authorities to decide whether to
tighten coronavirus restrictions.
Some regions have limited attendance at large public events and
restricted access to theaters, restaurants and other places to people
who have been vaccinated, recently recovered from COVID-19 or tested
negative in the previous 72 hours.
However, life remains largely normal in Moscow, St. Petersburg and many
other major cities, with businesses operating as usual and mask mandates
loosely enforced. On Monday, the authorities in Moscow announced the
expansion of free coronavirius tests in shopping malls across the city,
saying it should help stem contagion.
Overall, Russias coronavirus task force has registered over 7.8 million
confirmed cases and 217,372 deaths. However, reports by Russias state
statistical service Rosstat that tally coronavirus-linked deaths
retroactively reveal significantly higher mortality numbers.
Rosstat on Friday revealed the latest coronavirus mortality data that
showed more than 254,000 deaths of people with COVID-19 in the first
eight months of this year compared to over 163,000 deaths of patients
who had the coronavirus for the whole of 2020.
Unlike the coronavirus task force that only counts deaths of patients
where the coronavirus was considered the main cause, Rosstat also
tallies those who had COVID-19 but died of other causes, and those for
whom the coronavirus was suspected but not confirmed. ___
Follow AP stories on the pandemic at
https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic