Coronavirus Ukraine, world December 5, 2020: statistics, news

News about the coronavirus in Ukraine on December 5

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COVID-19 Spread Statistics

As of December 5, 13,825 new cases of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 were registered in Ukraine. In particular, 713 children and 629 health workers fell ill.

In general, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine, they fell ill 801 716 recovered persons – 412 533 human. Unfortunately, he died of complications. 13 421 patient, 226 deaths were recorded during the last day. In addition, 4,746,772 PCR tests were performed.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the regions

• Kiev: 78,291 cases;
• Vinnytsia region: 18,476 cases;
• Volyn region: 25,793 cases;
• Dnipropetrovsk region: 43,282 cases;
• Donetsk region: 25,113 cases;
• Zhytomyr region: 31,539 cases;
• Transcarpathic region: 24,330 cases;
• Zaporizhzhya region – 35 722 cases;
• Ivano-Frankivsk region: 39,058 cases;
• Kiev region: 42,410 cases;
• Kirovograd region: 6071 cases;
• Lugansk region: 6,910 cases;
• Lviv region: 49,380 cases;
• Nikolaev region: 20,734 cases;
• Odessa region: 50 146 cases;
• Poltava region: 24,937 cases;
• Rivne region: 33 192 cases;
• Sumy region: 32,684 cases;
• Ternopil region: 29,366 cases;
• Kharkov region: 58,622 cases;
• Kherson region: 11,731 cases;
• Khmelnytsky region: 31,856 cases;
• Cherkasy region: 26,232 cases;
• Chernivtsi region: 34,924 cases;
• Chernihiv region: 20 917 cases.

Ukraine to vaccinate “risk groups” for free

The head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Maxim Stepanov, believes that the government will be able to vaccinate people from “risk groups” against the coronavirus for free. Vaccination against COVID-19 in Ukraine will start in the first half of 2021.

“I am sure that at least those” risk groups “that we have identified in the country, we must first begin to vaccinate. who has diseases “, – explained Maxim Stepanov.

Ukraine hopes to gain access to a future coronavirus vaccine through the COVID-19 Global Vaccine Access Fund (COVAX), which plans to provide 180 countries with two billion doses of vaccines by the end of 2021.

Are Ukrainians ready to get vaccinated? / 24 channel infographic

January lockdown: what will work

What may be a strict quarantine in Ukraine in January – said the chief sanitary doctor Viktor Lyashko. Assured that transport won’t stop… The ski resorts will also work so that people have a place to go to the city to rest.

What will work:

• Hotels will be able to provide breakfast to people.
• The churches will not be closed, but they must meet the restrictions: 1 person per 5 square meters.
• Public transport will continue to function.

What won’t work:

• Presumably, schools, kindergartens, gyms, restaurants and other entertainment facilities will go into quarantine.
• At the same time, the government plans to completely ban the work of food outlets, only delivery will be allowed.

What should be the result of the confinement?

Lyashko also noted that the introduction of a lockdown in January 2021 will reduce the number of people infected with coronavirus to 6-8 thousand people per day. The strict quarantine will most likely last 3 weeks.

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The epidemiologist criticized the recirculator, which is sold massively during the pandemic

Epidemiologist Andrei Alexandrin said that a device for cleaning and disinfecting the air, a recirculator (closed-type UV lamp), will not help in the fight against COVID-19, but it is a dangerous “fuflomycin.”

According to him, the recirculators during the operation of the ultraviolet lamp produce ozone, which belongs to the first category of poison.

Note that on the Internet, in fact, there are many online stores that sell a recirculator that are advertised by searching. In addition, some of them publish strong slogans: “Stop the coronavirus!” The price of a recirculator can range from 2500 to 6000 hryvnia.

Screenshot of one of the online stores

Coronavirus news around the world on December 5

According to the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine, nearly 66 million people worldwide fell ill with COVID-19. At the same time, 1,521,141 patients sadly died of complications during the course of the disease. 22 million people continue to receive treatment for coronavirus in the world.

Countries with the highest number of COVID-19 patients

• United States: 14,373,720;
• India: 9,608,211;
• Brazil: 6,533,968;
• Russia: 2,410,462;
• France: 2,321,703.

Russians asked not to drink alcohol 42 days after Sputnik V vaccination

Russians were told how to behave after the Sputnik V vaccination, which will begin across the country in the near future. For example, you cannot drink alcohol for 42 days, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.

“A complete immune response to the vaccine will form within 42 days, so it is important not to become infected with coronavirus during these days,” Golikova emphasized.

On the eve of Vladimir Putin ordered to start mass vaccination of Russians. In the near future, all regions of Russia will join the program.

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Another Wuhan attack

Virologists in Wuhan claim to have found a new type of coronavirus in bats. The disease can also be transmitted to humans. This was stated by Shi Zhenli, an expert at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Dangerous bats were found in southwest China, but were also noted outside the country. However, Zhengli noticed that Bats are the first carriers of the coronavirus.… The scientist believes that the intermediate animal from which the coronavirus could be transmitted to humans was the pangolin. These animals are often smuggled from other countries, such as India.

American at 102 years old, twice had coronavirus and recovered

American Angelina Friedman, 102, of New York, who was born in the middle of the Spanish flu epidemic, contracted coronavirus twice and recovered successfully both times.

Friedman was born in 1918 on a ship transporting immigrants from Italy to New York. Then an epidemic of “Spanish flu” swept the planet. During her life, Angelina suffered from cancer, sepsis, internal bleeding. It is known that Friedman now barely sees and does not hear, but still participates in contests in his nursing home, likes to knit, and enjoys life.

How to wear a medical mask / Photo 24 channels