The coronavirus will be constantly present in our lives, warn British scientists; in India, a new anti-record against the backdrop of the main Hindu holiday; scientists in Leipzig, Germany, try to understand if it is possible to hold a rock concert safely. These and other news about the coronavirus pandemic can be found in the review of the Russian service of the BBC.
The coronavirus will be a constant presence in our lives, and people will need to be vaccinated regularly, similar to the flu. In an interview with the BBC, British Professor Mark Walport, a member of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said. According to him, humanity will not be able to get rid of the new coronavirus as it did with smallpox. “This is the kind of virus that will always be with us in one form or another and will almost certainly require regular vaccination. Something like the flu, people will need to be vaccinated regularly,” the professor said.
The celebration of Ganesha’s birthday usually involves huge processions. A record number of new infections are reported in India for the second day in a row – more than 69,000 people. The country is celebrating the largest Hindu festival dedicated to the birth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity. Usually thousands of people gather for a procession, but this year each state in India has imposed its own rules and restrictions on the celebrations. We explain quickly, simply, and clearly what happened, why it matters, and what happens next. The number of offers should remain: episodes. End of story Advertising Podcasts
At the same time, the Indian Ministry of Health reports that up to 1 million tests are being conducted daily in the country, and the total number of infected people is approaching 3 million, making India third in the world in terms of number of infected people, after the US and Brazil, and fourth in terms of coronavirus mortality.
Authorities in South Korea plan to tighten social distancing rules and extend them nationwide as the number of infected people rises. For the second day in a row, more than 300 infected people have been identified. South Korea was able to quickly contain the spread of the coronavirus earlier this year thanks to its rapid response and large-scale testing. However, in recent weeks, the number of cases has increased, particularly in densely populated areas of the capital, Seoul. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country has exceeded 17,000, with 309 deaths.
In the Philippines, the number of cases has increased by more than 4,000 per day for the fifth consecutive day. On Saturday, the increase was 4,933 cases. The Philippines leads all Southeast Asian countries in the total number of Covid-19 cases, with 187,249 people.
In Oldham, you can no longer visit each other’s houses. Temporary measures banning people from different households from mixing have been reintroduced in three areas of north-west England. These measures have affected residents of Oldham, Blackburn and Pendle in the county of Lancashire, following an increase in the number of cases of infection. However, all businesses, nurseries, shops and restaurants will remain open.
Two police stations in Northern Ireland, Antrim and Newtownabbey, have been closed after several people fell ill and eight police officers tested positive for coronavirus.
In Russia, over the past day, 4.92 thousand new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in 83 regions of the country.
In Ukraine, a record number of confirmed cases – 2,328 cases on the last day – was recorded, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to call on citizens to wear masks and observe social distancing rules, noting that Ukraine managed to avoid an epidemic in the spring when it raged in many European countries. The total number of people infected in the country as of Saturday morning is 102,971.
The Czech Republic also recorded the highest daily increase since the beginning of the pandemic – 506 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed diagnoses to 21,551. The Czech Republic was one of the first countries in Europe to impose quarantine measures. They were lifted in May, but in recent weeks Czech authorities have reimposed the requirement to wear masks on public transportation and in medical facilities, but not in shops, restaurants and schools.
Argentina has become the fourth country, after Peru, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, to begin clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company CNBG. CNBG is recruiting volunteers in several countries for the third phase of the trial, which will involve several thousand people. The vaccine was already approved in the United Arab Emirates in June and has been tested on 15,000 people to date.
In the German city of Leipzig, a series of rock concerts will be held in a closed venue on Saturday as an experiment to determine the safety of such events during a pandemic. The music and entertainment industry is one of the hardest hit by social distancing. As reported by BBC correspondent Damien McGuinness in Germany, all viewers are volunteers under the age of 50 who have been given “beacons” to track their movements in order to analyze viewers’ movements and proximity to each other.
They will also be given a fluorescent hand sanitizer to track their contact with surfaces – potential carriers of infection. In addition, an aerosol sprayer will be used in the room to demonstrate the spread of airborne virus particles. All attendees will wear masks and their temperature will be taken before the show. The German authorities have allocated nearly 1 million euros for this experiment, which will be organized by scientists from the University of Halle-Wittenberg. Data from three concerts will be analyzed using mathematical modeling methods, and the results of the experiment are expected in the fall.
