Vladimir Putin’s first video-conferencing meeting with government members of the new year on January 12 showed that fears of a new wave of the pandemic are extremely high. SpecQR “b” Andrey Kolesnikov believes, however, that while the country takes the omicron for the impending tsunami, the inevitable consequences of the New Year holidays – and it is not known what is more tragic. However, the gloomy “omicron” future will eventually overshadow everything. But then enlightenment will come.
– We have the first working meeting in such a composition this year. The holidays, thank God, are gradually coming to an end and, as we can see, they are passing smoothly, calmly, ”the president stated.
Actually, it was the third day of the new work week.
However, apparently not all.
“We see what is happening now in the United States of America,” the president nodded (out of habit – overseas. And this was the rare case when you can’t argue. A. K.). – Over a million cases, a million three hundred already, in my opinion … In some European countries, approximately the same thing happens with the new strain of “omicron”. This once again emphasizes that we did the right thing by sending a group of our specialists to the Republic of South Africa (and not to the USA. – A. K.).
Vladimir Putin thanked “the President of South Africa and colleagues who provided the opportunity to work with this strain right at the place where it originated, where it was discovered.”
“And I hope that here we will also have certain advantages in terms of the timeliness of making the necessary decisions,” added Vladimir Putin.
That is, there are some secrets not yet revealed that should be kept for yourself.
And Vladimir Putin gave the floor to Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, who said that “according to the results of the first week of this year, the incidence rate in the Russian Federation amounted to 76.3 cases per 100 thousand population – this is a decrease of 19.4% compared to the last week. 2021 “.
However, it turned out that there was no point in reporting this, since “this situation is not entirely realistic, since during the last weeks until the end of 2021 and in the first week of 2022, the level of testing has slightly decreased in a number of regions.”
“A decrease in the level of testing was allowed in 66 constituent entities of the Russian Federation,” admitted Tatiana Golikova.
The level of herd immunity is impressive, according to statistics, in St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Karelia and Chukotka: 80% of the population are vaccinated. However, the higher the figure, the less you believe it, although you really want it (it does not apply to Chukotka: I am convinced that it cannot be otherwise there and that another 20% have simply not yet been found in its vastness). And there is so much talk about the fact that vaccines are poured out by kind-hearted anti-axer doctors by anti-axer patients, that it really turns into a question of faith when scientific, and indeed any proof, is powerless.
At the same time, Tatyana Golikova said about the undoubted and, perhaps, the most important, that is, about the death rate from COVID:
– In the country as a whole, due to both the decrease in morbidity and the ongoing vaccination, we note a decrease in mortality. According to operational data, in December 2021 compared to November 2021, the mortality rate decreased by 16.4%. Compared to December 2020 – by 11.6%. Now we see for ten days, although this is super-operational data, but for ten days in January 2022, the decrease in mortality compared to January last year, the same ten days, is 24.5%.
And these numbers, and not any others, should be prayed for.
“The most tangible rise in the rate of vaccination in the country began in late September – early October 2021,” added Tatiana Golikova (it was at this time that they began to talk about the imminent introduction of QR codes. A. K.– Around the same period, in mid-September, another rise in incidence began. Simple mathematics, which is associated with the 42-day formation of herd immunity, and the overlap of two graphs – the rise and fall of the incidence and the increase in vaccination – indicate that the effect of vaccination and the formation of herd immunity indicators had a significant impact on both the reduction of the morbidity itself and the decrease mortality rates.
That is, one could already assume that the country as a whole has prepared for the invasion of the omicron, which is so happily late for us.
“We cannot avoid a new epidemic rise,” explained Tatyana Golikova.
The measures taken have been announced. This is how they prepare for an alien invasion (and this is no doubt encouraging):
– We are talking about the following positions: to spend until the end of the New Year holidays – and this was done in the vast majority of regions – disinfection of vacated premises in stationary social service organizations, medical and educational organizations; to strengthen control over the isolation of persons with a confirmed diagnosis, contact persons, persons returning from foreign countries with an unfavorable epidemiological situation; provide the necessary supply of medicines, personal protective equipment, oxygen, – exhaled (carbon dioxide) Tatyana Golikova. – Ensure the readiness of medical organizations and ambulances, as well as laboratories that conduct research, for a possible epidemic rise.
And even “we have provided the necessary funds for payments to medical workers who are involved in providing assistance to patients who have been diagnosed with COVID, and we constantly monitor the execution of these orders.”
– Analysis of the situation with the spread of the omicron strain abroad, as well as the emerging tendency of its detection in the capital region and in a number of other regions of the country indicate a fairly high – according to various estimates, from three to seven times – the contagiousness of the new strain, – said the vice prime minister.
And she didn’t say anything about why not just say “infectiousness” instead of “contagious”.
It would be somehow calmer even, by the way.
– Now, – she said, – we have already identified, we see in the system, 698 cases. Most of these cases occur in the Moscow region, and we understand that, most likely, the metropolitan region, as, unfortunately, a negative tradition has already developed, will take the first blow of the spread of the new strain.
It is always interesting how they fix the omicron, for example. In those tests that are massively applied to people, there is no such option. That is, there must be special studies.
So, to give exact numbers, especially 698, looks somehow even defiant.
“The system,” added Tatiana Golikova, “must be ready to take this blow and prepare comprehensive measures so that it can respond to it in a timely manner and provide appropriate medical care.
She herself builds this system, and at the same time in many respects “manually”, and no one will say that the system does not exist. And this is what, contrary to many assumptions, it has actually been achieved.
In war as in war:
– We are working out additional measures of response, urgent response, including financial support for the fact that, if the unfavorable scenario is confirmed, we will need to implement, – said the Deputy Prime Minister, closing, as they say, the rear. proposals will be formulated by us before the end of this week.
Yes, the incidence figures in the United States and Europe seem to have made a strong impression on the actors of this story in our country.
– I spoke with some governors these days. There are questions, and they need to be resolved promptly, ”the president said.“ Apparently, indeed, Sputnik V works quite effectively, maybe even more efficiently than other vaccines that are used in the world (well, this is a superfluous sin just do not say. – A. K.). In any case, the neutralization of the virus is obvious.
Vladimir Putin spoke of the impending omicron also in wartime terms.
We have not yet prepared for an attack of a single virus:
– In this regard, I would ask the Prime Minister to work out this issue with the regions of the Russian Federation in the very near future, because in order to work effectively, we all know this well, we need to mobilize various institutions: both federal and regional, local, industry. We need to work with everyone and be prepared for possible attacks of this virus on its new round!
What is there:
– We see what is happening in the world, as I said at the beginning, and Tatyana Alekseevna just mentioned this. This suggests that we have at least a couple of weeks to prepare, – said the supreme commander.
Crumbled into a chain. We wait. They froze. Have been vaccinated.
I re-.
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