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Articles with tag "Coronavirus"

VACCINE DIPLOMACY

Struggling Czech Republic Turns to Russian Jabs After EU Delays

President Milos Zeman said he personally requested a batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccines in a letter to Vladimir Putin.
russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Feb. 28

Deaths approach 90,000. Mass vaccination.
POTENTIAL CONTAGION

Russia’s Booming Intensive Animal Farming ‘A Ticking Time Bomb’ for Future Viruses

Following the discovery of the first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans, virologists fear farms will become virus “petri dishes.”
cost competition

Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine More Expensive for Africa Than Western Jabs – FT

The Russian Direct Investment Fund maintains that Sputnik V's $9.75 price tag “is the same for all markets.”
charity initiative

Russia Starts Giving Coronavirus Vaccine To Homeless

Russian homelessness NGO has launched vaccination initiatives in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
CoviVac

Russia Says Registers Third Coronavirus Vaccine

Moscow promised to introduce the new jab to the population by March.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Looming Supply Glut of Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Could Pave Way for Exports

Pharmaceutical industry experts told The Moscow Times that manufacturers are set to overshoot targets while Russians remain indifferent to the jab.
PUBLIC DISCONTENT

Russia Has One of the World’s Highest Excess Death Rates. Why Aren’t Russians Angrier?

Surging coronavirus fatalities have played little or no role in a recent wave of protest.
back to school

Russia Re-Opens to Foreign Students, Easing Coronavirus Travel Ban

Students will be required to show negative Covid-19 tests before and after entering the country.
world's first

Kazakhstan To Roll Out First Locally Produced Sputnik Vaccine

Kazakhstan's Karaganda Pharmaceutical Complex has been granted a production certificate for Russia's coronavirus vaccine.
canceled tradition

Annual March for Boris Nemtsov Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Organizers have asked Moscow authorities to let supporters lay flowers at the site where Nemtsov was murdered instead.
maybe later

Putin Open to Getting Coronavirus Vaccine in 2021 – Kommersant

Putin's reluctance to get vaccinated with Sputnik V has raised eyebrows.
vaccine diplomacy

Ukraine Bans Coronavirus Vaccines From 'Aggressor' Russia

The Ukrainian government banned the registration of Russian vaccines despite its failure to source Western-made jabs.
'serious concerns'

Lifting Mask Mandates in Chechnya, Udmurtia 'Premature,' Health Expert Warns

Russia continues to record around 15,000 new infections per day.
revised toll

Russia’s Excess Death Spike a ‘Harsh Reality’ of Coronavirus, Kremlin Says

President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly boasted that Russia has seen lower fatality rates than other countries during the pandemic.
SLOW PROGRESS

Despite Early Start, Russia Says Only 1.5% Population Vaccinated

Around 2.2 million Russians have been partially vaccinated against the coronavirus.
new milestone

Russia's Virus Caseload Passes 4 Million

Russia has been battered by a second wave of infections but has held back on reimposing lockdowns like other European countries.
fatal shortage

Moscow Coronavirus Patients Die After Oxygen Outage

The two patients' deaths were a result of their severe illness and were not caused by the oxygen outage, officials said.
next steps

EU Accepts Russia’s Application for Sputnik V Approval

Last week, the EU's top diplomat said he hoped the bloc would approve Sputnik V as it would help the bloc overcome its supply shortages. 
'goodbye coronavirus!'

Russian Prisoners Star in Vaccine-Hailing Rap Video

Russian prison rap just got a new spin.
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