Large protests were held in London on Saturday against the tightening of restrictions. In our review of coronavirus news: the number of infected people worldwide has exceeded 32.5 million; clinical trials of a new vaccine by the “Vector” center in Russia will be completed in a few days; a quarter of the population in the UK is living under strict restrictions; how to deal with acne caused by wearing a face mask.
Moscow residents are urged to wear masks and gloves in shopping malls. In Russia, the number of people infected with COVID exceeded 7 thousand last day for the first time since June, including 1792 new cases in Moscow. The number of coronavirus deaths in Moscow rose from 5146 to 5164 in one day, with 18 more people dying. In Moscow and Moscow region, residents over 65 years of age and people with chronic diseases are recommended to observe a self-isolation regime. According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, trials of the vaccine against coronavirus developed at the “Vector” center are going “very successfully” without any negative reactions among vaccinated volunteers and will be completed by September 28-30. “There is a possibility that it will be effective for three years,” said Rinat Maksyutov, the CEO of the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”. “We expect the use of a similar scheme as with the tick-borne encephalitis vaccine, where after the vaccination cycle the next revaccination will be required no more often than every three years,” Maxyutov said in the TV film “Dangerous Virus. Vaccines”, which was broadcast on the channel “Russia 1”. The pediatric vaccine, he said, will be different from the adult vaccine with reduced reactogenicity. It will be tested first in adolescents aged 15-17, then in children aged 10-14, and then gradually, with a reduction in the age of volunteers, down to newborns.
The UK will contribute £500 million ($637 million) to Covax, a new international initiative to ensure that all countries in the world, including the poorest, have access to an effective vaccine when it becomes available.
Thousands of people gathered in central London on Saturday to protest the new lockdown under the slogan “We do not consent! In the center of London, in Trafalgar Square, another protest demonstration against the restrictive measures introduced by the authorities took place on Saturday. Currently, a quarter of the country’s population is again under partial lockdown due to rising infections, and there is a possibility that the same fate will befall the capital of the United Kingdom. Police urged demonstrators to maintain social distance and said they would not tolerate anti-social behavior, after a similar demonstration in central London exactly a week ago led to clashes with police and dozens of arrests. Police used batons after protesters threw plastic water bottles at them. At least three protesters and four police officers were injured. Ten people were arrested. In England, the “Rule of Six” is currently in effect, which does not allow people to gather in larger groups for private events. However, in some areas and regions, stricter restrictions apply. Specifically, from Saturday, in the cities of Leeds, Wigan, Stockport and Blackpool, it is prohibited for people living at different addresses to meet – both indoors and in private gardens. Hundreds of students living in halls of residence at the University of Manchester are being asked to observe a two-week period of self-isolation after several cases of infection were confirmed there.
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In the U.S., in the state of Maryland, a 42-year-old man was sentenced to one year in prison for organizing parties despite a governor’s order banning such activities because of the pandemic. Sean Marshall Myers was found guilty of violating two provisions of the decree and was immediately sentenced to imprisonment, followed by three years of probation. On March 22, Meyers hosted a party at his home that was attended by about 50 people, despite the ban on public gatherings. When police arrived at his home, he initially tried to argue with the officers, but then agreed to send his guests home. Five days later, the police came to Myers’ house again because of another gathering of people. He again argued with the police, claiming that he had the right to invite guests. He also told his guests to ignore the police and was arrested. In an interview with FOX5, he said he didn’t take the pandemic seriously at first, but while in prison he learned a lot of new information about the spread of the coronavirus and found out that one of his acquaintances had been infected.
The Spanish government has asked Madrid city authorities to step up efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Madrid’s city hall has already extended restrictions on gatherings in certain locations, but for now it is refusing to resort to a nationwide lockdown. Regular use of a mask sometimes leads to the formation of pimples on the lower part of the face, or “maskne”, as this phenomenon has already been called in Great Britain, from the combination of the words “mask” and “acne”. To avoid this, British dermatologist Sylvani Sewell shared the following tips with the BBC: