Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Russia, due to the presence of the drug Omicron

Russia reported 49,513 new cases of COVID-19 virus today, The maximum since the pandemic was released nearly two years ago, according to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus response staff.

With this figure, the number of infections in the country rose to 1,098,774, an increase of 0.45 percent compared to the previous day, the report said.

The highest rates of positivity have been revealed in this capital (15,987) compared to (11,557) the previous day, for a total of 2,140,914 cases, a growth of 0.75% within 24 hours.

It was followed by Saint Petersburg (5,922), the Moscow region (4,424), and the Nizhny Novgorod region (1,116). In all of these regions, maximum infections have been reported since the onset of the disease.

on the last day, 692 people died in the Eurasian country due to COVID-19The total number of deaths reached 324,752, while the death rate decreased to 2.96 percent.

On Thursday, 24,719 patients left this country, which amounts to 9,975,052 patients, or 90.8 percent of the total infected.

On January 12, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Tatiana Golikova, confirmed that A new increase in coronavirus cases in the country is inevitable due to the presence of the omicron variant.

In a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the government, the official explained that this is happening in the rest of the world and has already begun to happen in Russia since the end of the year, where she emphasized the importance of taking measures to contain its spread.

He noted that at the end of December, The regions of the Eurasian nation received a package of instructions that they have already implemented or are continuing to implement.

He commented that regional authorities have the task of ensuring medicines are available and preparing medical organizations and laboratories for a possible new outbreak.

Micron arrives in Antarctica: 24 cases of COVID-19 were detected at the Esperanza base

Micron has spread to the Argentine base of Esperanza in Antarctica. Photo: NA

alternative omicron Corona virus arrived AntarcticaWhere were they discovered? Already 24 cases of COVID-19 have been evacuated at the Esperanza base and 9 people have not been vaccinatedIt’s been there since before the doses were administered. This is the first time the coronavirus has entered an Argentine base in Antarctica.

The eviction took place last Saturday but extended in the last hours, and was determined specifically because of their precarious situation. On arrival in Buenos Aires, The injured were taken to the military hospital.

In any case, No one got seriously ill: 4 are already at home and 5, from the inside, will be isolated in hospital where they remain asymptomatic.

(With information from Prensa Latina and Page 12)