Saint Petersburg reintroduces face masks
The difficult situation with the high rates of colds, flu, and coronavirus infections forced the city authorities to reintroduce obligatory wearing of face masks in hospitals and at public events
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No grounds for mandating anti-COVID masking in Russia yet
No grounds currently exist for mandating a general mask regime due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Russia, head of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing said
New Covid variant: Omicron replaced by highly mutated Pirola
A new coronavirus strain, BA.2.86 or Pirola, is more contagious compared to previous variants, the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing ( …
WhatsApp may be blocked in Russia because of channel posts
The WhatsApp messenger may be blocked in Russia if unfriendly channels with prohibited information appear on it, the Roskomnadzor media watchdog said. WhatsApp is owned by Meta (recognized as extremist in Russia, also owns the social …
West Nile fever reaches Ingushetia
West Nile fever was detected in another region of the North Caucasus - Ingushetia. It is reported that confirmed cases of infection have already been recorded.
Egypt's new mystery disease is dengue fever
No cases of the unidentified disease that has cropped up in Egypt have been registered in Russia, Russia’s sanitary watchdog said. "There are no cases of the unidentified Egyptian disease in Russia. However, dengue fever, …
10 best Moscow beaches for swimming
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First cases of new Covid Arcturus subvariant detected in Russia
Cases of the new coronavirus variant dubbed Arcturus have been registered in Russia; the illness caused by this variant typically occurs in a mild form, Russia’s sanitary watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said. "The …
Kraken may become Russia's dominant COVID-19 variant
The Kraken variant of the coronavirus may become dominant in Russia, head of the laboratory for genomic research at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor Kamil Khafizov says. "With a fairly high degree …
Swine flu reported in 82 Russian constituent territories
The cold and flu morbidity has grown 35% week-on-week in Russia, while swine flu has been reported in 82 constituent territories, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) said in a …
Russian watchdog denies reports of new border measures to combat COVID-19
Russia’s sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor did not introduce any new measures to combat the coronavirus, the federal service said in a statement on Telegram. "Reports about the reintroduction of border measures to combat the …
Rospotrebnadzor sees no need to reinstate Covid-related restrictions at federal level
There is no need to reinstate coronavirus-related restrictions at the federal level in Russia because of the rise in Covid morbidity and the spread of more contagious sub-lineages of the Omicron strain, Deputy Director for Clinical Analysis at …
Russia expecting rise in COVID-19 incidence
Russia is expecting Covid cases to increase because of new Omicron sub-variants which are spreading without causing more severe symptoms or more beds taken up by patients, head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection …
Russian sanitary watchdog sees no need for restrictions amid COVID-19 case growth
The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) sees no need to impose epidemiological restrictions amid the current surge in COVID-19 cases, the agency’s press service told …
Monkeypox brought to Russia from Portugal
The first case of monkeypox in Russia was confirmed in a resident of St. Petersburg, who recently arrived from Portugal, Natalya Pshenichnaya, Deputy Director for Clinical and Analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of …
Russia defeats coronavirus, all restrictions lifted
Russia's Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) deems a spike in Covid-19 cases to be unlikely in Russia this summer, the service said in a statement. "In the …
Rospotrebnadzor: no lockdown due to monkeypox
There will be no restrictions in the form of a lockdown or remote work due to monkeypox in Russia, Natalya Pshenichnaya, professor, Deputy director for clinical and analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of …
Access to The Telegraph website restricted in Russia
Russia's Federal Communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor has restricted access to an article on the website of the The Telegraph on the orders from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, thus making the entire website of the British media …
Russia lifts restrictions on import of fruits, vegetables from Turkey
Rospotrebnadzor announced the lifting of restrictions on the import of peppers, pomegranates, grapes, oranges and grapefruits from Turkey. "Based on the results of a thorough study with the Turkish side of the issues of ensuring …
World’s first test to detect two COVID-19 viral genome sections registered in Russia
The world’s first isothermal amplification diagnostic test to detect two different SARS-CoV-2 viral genome sections has been registered in Russia, Russia’s sanitary watchdog said on Thursday. "The Central Research …
