Despite vaccination, the situation of corona in Russia is critical, 1000 deaths in 24 hours, 33 thousand new cases [TKB World]

The daily death toll due to Covid in Russia has exceeded 1,000 for the first time. The National Corona Virus Task Force reported 1,002 deaths on Saturday. On Friday this figure was 999. Apart from this 33,208 new infection cases have been reported. This figure is also 1000 more than a day ago.

Russian authorities have tried to speed up the pace of vaccination with lotteries, bonuses and other tempting offers. But doubts in the minds of people about the vaccine and conflicting signals from the authorities thwarted the efforts. The government said this week that only about 43 million Russians, or about 29 percent of the country’s 146 million people, have been fully vaccinated.

Despite the rising toll, Russia’s government has ruled out a new nationwide lock-down. Let us tell you that the economy was badly hurt at the beginning of the epidemic, after which the popularity of President Vladimir Putin decreased.

Some of Russia’s 85 regions have limited attendance at large public events and entry to theaters, restaurants and other venues. However, daily life is going on as normal in Moscow, St. Petersburg and many other Russian cities. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko acknowledged this week that the pressure on the country’s medical facilities has increased due to Corona.

The Corona Virus Task Force has recorded more than 7,958,000 corona cases and 222,315 deaths in total so far. This death toll is the highest in Europe. Official records rank Russia as having the fifth highest number of pandemic deaths in the world, behind the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico. However, Rosstat, the state statistics agency, also counts deaths in which the virus was not considered the main cause.