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LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Sept. 24

New cases rising. Deaths surpass 19,000. Vaccine race.

1 in 7 Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Volunteers Report Side Effects

“The complications are described in the instructions and are predictable,” Russia's health minister said.

Russia Considers Stripping Coronavirus Bonuses From Medics Who Refuse Vaccine – Reports

Currently, doctors and other health workers treating Covid-19 patients are entitled to monthly bonuses up to $1,000.

skeptical medics

1 in 2 Russian Doctors Distrust New Coronavirus Vaccine – Poll

The doctors pointed to insufficient data proving the vaccine's effectiveness and the high speed at which it was developed.

containing the outbreak

Russian Region Orders Mass Vaccination Against Bubonic Plague

The order was issued after Mongolia's health ministry said that bubonic plague killed a man in the country's west.

statistics spike

St. Petersburg Pneumonia Cases Surge Tenfold Amid Coronavirus

“Not all patients with community-acquired pneumonia had Covid-19,” St. Petersburg’s health committee said.

Russia Violates Women’s Rights During Childbirth Amid Coronavirus – Report

Experts criticized the “alarming pattern of women's health and rights being deprioritized during the crisis.”

plague outbreak

Teenage Boy Dies of Plague in Mongolia

A handful of recent cases prompted an eastern Siberian region of Russia to test rodents for the bubonic plague.

loosened restrictions

Russia Lifts Quarantine for Arriving Foreigners Ahead of Reopening

Those who present negative coronavirus test results upon arrival will no longer be required to self-isolate for 14 days.

Russia Eyes First Coronavirus Vaccine Launch in Mid-August

Initial trials “proved that the vaccine is safe,” the research center's head said.

Russia Runs Bubonic Plague Checks on Rodents

Siberia is taking no chances after cases in neighbouring countries.

Russia Warns Against Marmot Hunting Amid Plague Scare

Mongolia and China have reported three cases of the disease known as the Black Death in the Middle Ages.

Russian Experts Not Worried About Bubonic Plague Outbreak on Mongolian Border

“There is absolutely no threat to us.”

the original pandemic

Mongolia Quarantines Russian Border Region Over Bubonic Plague Suspicion

Lab tests confirmed that two individuals had contracted the illness after eating marmot meat.

1 in 5 Moscow Residents Have Coronavirus Antibodies – Official

“Herd immunity continues to form and about 20% of Muscovites currently have such immunity.”

Russian Health Official Warns of Virus Risk at Vote for Putin’s Reforms

“Vote if you want, but there’s no hospital beds in the city,” the Oryol region's infectious disease specialist said.

on the frontlines

Russian Official Says 489 Medics Died From Coronavirus

The figure equals 6% of Russia's official coronavirus death total.

CLOSED DISCUSSION

Russia’s HIV Prevention Strategy Ignores Global Guidelines – Kommersant

Experts say the new plan differs little from the one that expires this year.

risky equipment

Russian Maker Recalls Ventilators Tied to Deadly Hospital Fires

Hospitals have been told to stop using the ventilator model after it was linked to fires that killed six people.

Moscow Sees 58% Mortality Spike in May as Russia’s Low Virus Deaths Questioned

The numbers come as questions continue to swirl around Russia’s low coronavirus death figures.

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