Federal News Agency talks about the latest news, associated with the spread of coronavirus in Russia and the world, and relevant on 19.00 15 Martha 2020 of the year.
Europe compared the COVID-2019 pandemic with World War II
Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurtz called the coronavirus pandemic, started late last year in northern China and is now raging in Europe, the most serious challenge for his country since World War II.
“We have faced a grave challenge since World War II. We must save lives and save our economy and jobs in Austria.. This is our absolute priority. ”, - emphasized Kurtz.
Rospotrebnadzor called the differences between coronavirus and influenza
As follows from the memo, published the day before on the website of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, flu has a shorter incubation period and a serial interval (period between successive cases), therefore, it spreads faster than coronavirus.
Another difference is, that children are very vulnerable to the flu, while coronavirus threatens mostly the elderly. Percentage of cases of COVID-19 among people younger 19 years - very low.
At the same time, the frequency of severe and critical cases in COVID-19, when oxygenation or ventilation is required, higher, than flu. According to experts, "For coronavirus 80% infections are mild or asymptomatic, 15% - heavy, requiring oxygenation, and 5% - critical, requiring ventilation ”.
Also the difference is, that coronavirus has the highest mortality rate - about 3-4%, while seasonal flu has a lower rate 0,1%.
WHO explained high mortality from coronavirus in Italy
The reason for the high mortality from COVID-19 in Italy may lie in the lack of awareness of people about their infection, believes the representative of the World Health Organization in the Russian Federation Melita Vuйinovi.. Besides, the older the population, more mortality, WHO representative noted.
The doctor of medical sciences agreed with this opinion., TV doctor Elena Malysheva. In an interview with FAN, she explained, what exactly contributed to the rapid spread of coronavirus in Italy, where at the moment more 21 thousands of infections.
Three Russians contracted coronavirus, without going abroad
According to Rospotrebnadzor, over the past day revealed 14 cases of coronavirus infection in Russians. They are registered in Moscow, Petersburg, Moscow region, Kaliningrad and Kemerovo regions. In this case, three of 14 people have not previously traveled abroad.
"According to the epidemiological investigation established, what 11 citizens visited countries, dysfunctional for coronavirus infection, in the last two weeks (Italy, France, Austria, Germany, Spain, Poland, Switzerland), and three cases were identified actively as contact with previously ill ", - the message of the Rospotrebnadzor says.
Rostourism named the country, unwanted to visit due to coronavirus
Rostourism recommended that Russians refrain from traveling to countries with an unfavorable epidemiological situation due to coronavirus. These include China, Italy, South Korea, Iran.
The department also recalled the effect of the temporary restriction of air traffic between Russia and Spain, Germany and France and specified the list of countries, close their borders for the period of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to information, relevant to 18.48 15 Martha, revealed worldwide 157 295 coronavirus infected person. Of them 80 844 cases - in China, 21 157 cases - in Italy, 12 729 - Iran, 8 162 - South Korea, 6 391 - in Spain, 4 585 - in Germany, 4 499 - in France and so on. In Russia, it is currently identified 63 ill. You can track statistics on coronavirus online on this site..
Ministry of Industry and Trade urged Russians not to panic
Ministry of Industry and Trade assured Russians, that food stores in Russia will not close amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In this way, the department responded to information on empty shelves in Russian stores spreading in social networks. The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced, that it’s not the lack of goods, and in the rhythm of his calculations on the shelves, and urged citizens to rationally stockpile, since the same cereals have a limited shelf life.
Author: Marina Stepanova
