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Covid Moscow Hospital on fire. According to Russian television NTV, a building in the medical complex was burned down after clouds of smoke appeared. The fire was preceded by the sound of a loud explosion.
Numerous fire trucks arrived at the scene. There is currently no information on possible victims.
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Moscow Covid Hospital on fire
Unconfirmed information from various sources indicates that an oxygen delivery device has exploded.
“We observe certain evolutions (…) in Siberia, which allow us to believe that in this region the version itself (SARS-CoV-2) is made up of specific mutationsPopova was quoted by Russian news agencies.
This does not make the virus more dangerous, he says, without specifying the implications of these mutations for contagion and mortality.
A study published in September in the United States shows that few elements can conclude that mutations in SARS-CoV-2 would make it more deadly.
The severity of the disease in patients with covid-19 depends largely on previous pathologies and genetic traits, according to this study.
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Clinical trials of a second Russian vaccine, developed by the Siberian Vector Institute, and called EpiVacCorona are continuing, Ana Popova said.
SARS-CoV-2 mutations cannot have any effect on the efficacy of this vaccine, Institute director Rinat Maksiutov was quoted as saying by Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
Russia on Tuesday announced a “record” number of deaths from covid-19: 422 in one day.
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