The Coordinating Council for Combating Coronavirus held a meeting at which Russian officials discussed the epidemiological situation in Russia. In particular, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin spoke about a possible exit to the plateau, and the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova spoke about the identified cases of "omicron" in the country. Details of the statements are in the material. Last week, the number of Muscovites infected with coronavirus increased by 70%, Sobyanin said.
“What is especially unpleasant, the percentage of hospitalizations has increased by 40%. In terms of hospitalizations, we reached a figure of about 1,600 people a day, ”he reported at the coordinating council under the government of the Russian Federation to combat COVID-19.
As for this week, the dynamics of the incidence looks a little better. Growth rates are declining. “I hope, as Anna Yuryevna [Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor] once came up with such a good word, we are reaching a plateau,” Sobyanin added.
At the same time, he drew attention to a significant increase in the workload of doctors.
According to the mayor, in the last week alone, about 800,000 Muscovites who fell ill with SARS or coronavirus came into contact with doctors. “Including home visits, CT scans, lab tests, doctor appointments. Such an unprecedented figure for the health care of Moscow is a historical maximum, ”the official said.
“You need to understand that some of the patients who fell ill that week continue to be treated, receive both inpatient and outpatient care. At the same time, large volumes of morbidity continue this week,” he stated.
According to Sobyanin, about 10,000 beds are occupied in Moscow allocated for patients with COVID-19. There are 5,000 more seats in reserve.
At the same time, an increase in the incidence is observed not only in Moscow, but almost throughout Russia - a decrease is observed only in the Amur Region and the Jewish Autonomous Region.
According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, there are more cases in all age groups. The lowest rates are observed among pensioners, and the maximum among adolescents aged 15-17.
In general, most cases of the disease occur in mild or moderate severity. This is due to the rapid spread of the "omicron" strain, which was discovered last fall in Africa. Compared to the delta, it spreads faster, but less often leads to death or severe manifestations of the coronavirus.
This variant of COVID-19 has several subtypes: BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3. According to scientists at the Serum Institute in Denmark, BA.2 is more contagious than the original "omicron" BA.1.
Popova said that VA.2 had also reached Russia. “The BA.3 line has not been identified on the territory of the Russian Federation, and the vast majority, which belongs to the BA.2 line, was identified in Moscow, the Republic of Mari El, the Rostov Region, the Republic of Bashkortostan,” she said at a meeting of the coordinating council.
In total, experts have identified 15,287 cases of "omicron" in Russia in 83 regions of the country. “According to clinical forms, out of this number of observations, ARVI accounts for 77.5%, pneumonia - 6.5%, and asymptomatic forms - 16%,” the official said.
Of these 15,000 infections, almost 3,000 are in Moscow alone. The website of the Moscow Rospotrebnazdor published the results of genomic sequencing of coronavirus on February 1.
“2836 cases of disease with a new genovariant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus “omicron” were registered in Moscow, of which 2311 cases (81.5%) did not travel outside the Russian Federation, 525 cases (18.5%) are imported and associated with travel to 61 countries,” the agency said in a statement.
"Omicron", according to Popova, is actively spreading around the world. It has already been found in 177 countries. In a month and a half, the number of confirmed cases in the world has increased by 30 times, the official stated.
Scientists from various countries, investigating the impact of "omicron" on humans, are increasingly making statements about the first symptoms that can be experienced when infected. According to doctors from the US, UK and South Africa, you should see a doctor and get tested for coronavirus if you have a sore throat, headache, increased fatigue, sneezing, lower back pain, night sweats and body aches. These manifestations may indicate infection with "omicron".
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