VaccinationMOSCOW, Jan 18The number of cases of coronavirus in Russia may grow to 80-90 thousand per day in early February from the current 30 thousand people, if the wave of the Omicron strain in the Russian Federation spreads at the same pace as in other countries, so by spring the number of people who have been ill strains will amount to 1.5-2 million Russians, said RIA Novosti, adviser to the president of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR), candidate of biological sciences Evgeny Tonevitsky. As of January 17, the number of cases of COVID-19 in Russia increased by 30,726 per day 834 260. A progressive increase in the number of detected cases of the disease began from the first working days of January. — said the expert. At the same time, the flow of the wave will, first of all, depend on the responsibility of the people themselves, he stressed. «So, according to WHO estimates, only the use of masks during contacts in everyday life can reduce the number of cases during this period by 30% — up to 60-65 thousand cases per day,» he noted. 1.5 to 2 million people will fall ill with omicron in Russia,» he added.Myasnikov told for whom «omicron» is not dangerous. He recalled that the number of cases of the omicron strain is now increasing all over the world every day, exponential growth is observed. Apparently, the mutations that this strain has accumulated during its evolution make it easier for it to «hide» from the immune system and reproduce its copies faster once it is in our cells. «It is important to understand that reducing the risk of infection and subsequent hospitalization is possible only with For example, in the US, the vast majority of ventilator beds are occupied by unvaccinated people who have become infected with the omicron strain,» Tonevitsky said. As of January 11, more than 1.3 million cases of COVID-19 were detected in the United States per day, according to NBC News, a daily record. As of January 17, 65,698,495 cases of coronavirus were detected in the United States. The global weapon against the virus is the achievement of herd immunity, which currently exceeds 60% in Russia. “At this stage, this is an insufficient figure for a new wave of COVID-19 to pass without a fight with our healthcare system,” the biologist concluded. The Omicron strain, identified in late autumn last year in South Africa, is highly contagious and, according to According to experts, it is able to “break through” vaccine protection. At the same time, while it is not as severe for the disease in adults as with previous strains, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin previously admitted that the situation with coronavirus due to a new strain of omicron could be more critical than in previous waves. According to him, it is necessary to mobilize the healthcare system and strengthen control over compliance with the requirements of Rospotrebnadzor. The Russian authorities are currently analyzing measures to protect against coronavirus and practices adopted abroad in order to adopt the best. It is expected that on Tuesday, measures to protect against coronavirus will be considered at a meeting of the coordinating council for the fight against coronavirus, chaired by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. how not to get infected with «omicron» in a team
