RUSSIALINK: “Russia Sounds Alarm Over Looming Omicron Surge” – Moscow Times
Cases could pass 100,000 a day if the country does not slow spread of the highly transmissible variant […]
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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin wishes Russians happier new year, hails their strength” – AP/ Vladimir Isachenkov
“In a televised address broadcast just before midnight in each of Russia’s 11 time zones, Putin said the nation … has faced ‘colossal challenges … ‘ … Russia’s state coronavirus task force has registered … about 10.5 million confirmed infections and 308,860 deaths, but the state statistics agency … [using] broader criteria … has reported nearly 626,000 virus-linked deaths in […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Coronavirus pandemic may be over in 2022 – RDIF head” – Interfax
MOSCOW. Dec 29 (Interfax) – The energetic vaccination for Covid-19 may lead to a gradual end of the coronavirus pandemic in 2022, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head Kirill Dmitriev said. “We actually hope that vaccination efforts will improve the situation next year. Indeed, there are scenarios, according to which next year could see a gradual withdrawal from the pandemic,” […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Notable Deaths in Russia in 2021; Coronavirus continued to take many lives in Russia in 2021” – Moscow Times
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Dec. 28, 2021) Cultural figures Andrei Myagkov Andrei Myagkov, an actor most famous for his role of Zhenya Lukashin in the 1975 New Year’s hit, “Irony of Fate,” directed by Eldar Rozanov, died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 82 at his home in Moscow. He worked in the Sovremennik and Moscow […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russian Markets Tumble on Discovery of ‘Worst Ever’ Coronavirus Strain” – Moscow Times
Russian financial markets have tumbled in a day of global market turmoil following the discovery of a new coronavirus strain, dubbed the “worst ever” by scientists […]
» Read moreRussia’s Putin Says He Got COVID Booster Shot
In recent weeks, Russia has regularly reported record coronavirus-related deaths amid a surge of infections […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia prepares new restrictions amid persistent virus surge” – AP
Russian authorities said they were preparing new restrictions aimed at curbing the unrelenting Covid-19 surge engulfing Russia in recent weeks […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “In Russia, 83% of COVID hospital beds are filled amid surge” – AP
“… [Russian] Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova [said] … 82.8% of 301,500 hospital beds reserved for coronavirus patients [in Russia] were filled as of Tuesday morning. … Russia’s autumn surge in infections and deaths comes amid low vaccination rates, lax public attitudes toward taking precautions and the government’s reluctance to toughen restrictions. … [State-run] Rosstat, … tally[ing] coronavirus-linked deaths retroactively, […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Some 53% of Russian adult population vaccinated for Covid-19 – health minister” – Interfax
MOSCOW. Nov 10 (Interfax) – Over 62 million Russians have received their first shot of a Covid-19 vaccine, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said. “More than 62 million persons have received their first shot of a vaccine to date, but we need to remember that […] the spreading of a new variant requires booster shots to ensure a high level […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia ends workplace shutdown but COVID numbers stay high” – Reuters/ Tom Balmforth
A nationwide workplace shutdown was lifted across most Russian regions, even though the numbers of new COVID-19 cases and deaths are hovering near record daily highs […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “In Russia, COVID-19 surge shows no signs of abating” – AP
“Daily coronavirus cases and deaths in Russia remained at their highest numbers … [M]ore regions announced … [extensions of] existing restrictions in an effort to tame the country’s unrelenting surge of infections. Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 40,443 new confirmed cases from a day earlier. … the fifth time in seven days … [with] more than 40,000 infections. … […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s excess mortality soars since start of pandemic” – Financial Times
“FT analysis shows an additional 753,000 people have died during the pandemic compared with historical trends.” “… The figure, used by demographers to measure the real impact of pandemics, covers … [the time frame up] to the end of September. … calculated … comparing total mortality figures collected by … Rosstat since the emergence of Covid 19, with historical trends. […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia warns of strain on doctors as virus spreads” – AFP
“Russian authorities said … that doctors were under ‘extraordinary’ strain due to surging coronavirus cases in Europe’s worst-hit country, with Moscow shuttered during a nationwide holiday to curb infections. … Russia is one of the worst-hit countries in the world and a devastating wave this autumn has seen infections and deaths reach new records, with more than 1,000 fatalities per […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Half of Russians Are Unafraid of Catching Covid Despite Record Deaths – Poll” – Moscow Times
The country with Europe’s highest Covid-19 death toll has been beset by a fourth wave of the pandemic that has seen record infections and deaths, with over 1,000 fatalities per day since Oct. 19 […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “‘We have to survive’: some businesses flout Moscow COVID-19 lockdown” – Reuters
“Some businesses flouted the Russian capital’s new lockdown measures … saying they needed to make ends meet amid a lack of state support, as nationwide deaths from COVID-19 hit a new record daily high blamed on slow vaccination take-up. … Moscow residents are allowed to leave their homes freely, unlike last year’s sweeping lockdown, but the new measures point to […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “3 in 4 Unvaccinated Russians Refuse to Get Coronavirus Jab – Gallup” – Moscow Times
Three out of four unvaccinated Russians do not plan to get vaccinated against the coronavirus … according to a Gallup survey […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “As Moscow Prepares for Another Lockdown, Frustration Mounts Among Vaccinated Minority” – Moscow Times
The forced closure of non-essential businesses in Moscow is a dramatic u-turn in the country’s approach to the virus […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russia Hikes Rates as Economists Warn of Triple Threat to Economy” – Moscow Times
The Russian economy faces a surge in coronavirus cases, partial lockdowns and spiraling inflation […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Amid Coronavirus Surge and New Lockdowns, Some Russians Shrug; Conspiracy theories and fatalism are hampering a faltering vaccination push” – Moscow Times
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Felix Light – Oct. 21, 2021) For three weeks now, Russia has been setting records for daily deaths from the coronavirus. But even with more than 1,000 Russians dying daily and the Moscow mayor announcing a week-long lockdown in the city, on the capital’s streets panic is hard to detect. “I just got the vaccination, […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia Starts Census Amid Pandemic, Demographic Crisis” – AFP
“… Russia’s population has been in near-constant decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, due to a low birth rate, an under-resourced healthcare system, and emigration. The coronavirus pandemic, which has killed at least 400,000 people in Russia according to the national statistic agency Rosstat, has seriously aggravated the problem. … This week the country set a […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russia Reports Another Day of Record Virus Deaths” – Moscow Times
A government tally recorded 936 Covid deaths over the past 24 hours. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Oct. 8, 2021) Russia broke another one-day coronavirus death toll record Friday, as more regions reimpose restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus and the Kremlin stops short of reintroducing nationwide measures. A government tally recorded 936 Covid deaths over the […]
» Read moreAt Current Rate, Russia Won’t Vaccinate Half the Population until a Year from Now, Watchdog Group Says
(Paul Goble – Window On Eurasia – Staunton, Oct. 3, 2021) Despite Moscow’s claims about first-time vaccinations, the rate of full immunization is going up so slowly that Russia won’t have managed to vaccinate 50 percent of its population in less than a year from now, according to Viktor Kabanov, who is an analyst for the Watching COVID-2019 group (novayagazeta.ru/articles/2021/10/02/proizvodstvo-ne-sovsem-chistoe). […]
» Read moreWHO Still Reviewing Data On Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is still reviewing data about Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine before approving it for emergency use […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “There can be no forcible vaccination for Covid-19 in Russia – Matviyenko” – Interfax
MOSCOW. Oct 6 (Interfax) – Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko has said she is sure there will be no federal lockdown or forcible vaccination for Covid-19 in Russia. “I am positive there will be no federal lockdown,” Matviyenko told reporters on Wednesday. The efforts taken by the government to contain the coronavirus pandemic will allow avoiding this measure, Matviyenko said. […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Western Coronavirus Vaccines May Be Coming to Russia – Kommersant” – Moscow Times
The move to relax import rules could potentially allow Russians to have Western coronavirus jabs … as well as Chinese vaccines […]
» Read moreRussia Posts Record Daily COVID-19 Death Toll For Second Day In A Row
Russia has reported 857 new coronavirus-related deaths, a single-day record since the pandemic began, as the country continues to see a surge in infections linked to the Delta variant […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russian MP calls potential U.S. decision to close door on foreigners vaccinated with Sputnik V discriminatory” – Interfax
MOSCOW. Sept 28 (Interfax) – Chairman of the seventh State Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky has described as discriminatory a decision which the U.S. media say is being prepared in the United States to deny entry for foreigners immunized with the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V. “Thus, the U.S. will blatantly embark on a path of ‘vaccine discrimination.’ There […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “WHO Suspends Sputnik V Approval Process Over Manufacturing Breaches” – Moscow Times
Russia’s bid to have its coronavirus vaccine approved by either the WHO or EMA has run into multiple problems […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Vladimir Putin is isolating after possible exposure to the coronavirus” – New York Times
“… Putin … said he is isolating because several members of his inner circle tested positive …. that one of the people who tested positive was a vaccinated staff member with whom he had recently interacted ‘very closely in the course of the whole day.’ … Putin has said he was vaccinated with the two-dose regimen of Russia’s Sputnik V […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russia Faces Renewed Coronavirus Surge, Health Officials Warn” – Moscow Times
Despite the country recording several all-time high Covid-19 death tolls, the most recent on Aug. 26, authorities have continued to lift restrictions […]
» Read moreNumber of Russians Getting Vaccinated Each Day Falls by Almost Two-Thirds Since July
(Paul Goble – Window On Eurasia – Staunton, Aug. 13, 2021) The Russian government does not release all-Russian figures on vaccinations, but the Gogov.ru portal sums up reports from the regions which do. It says that at present some 235,000 Russians are getting their shots each day, down from 600,000 daily in early July (gogov.ru/articles/covid-v-stats). On the one hand, this […]
» Read moreVIDEO JRL NEWSWATCH: “The Russian Private Sector Today: Challenges and Prospects in a Post-Pandemic World” – NYU Jordan Center/ Columbia University Harriman Institute
“On April 12th, the Jordan Center and the Harriman Institute co-hosted a panel on the private sector in Russia as part of the NYC-Russia Public Policy Series. Panelists included Simeon Djankov, Director of Development Economics at the World Bank; Dinissa Duvanova, Associate Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University; Alena Ledeneva, Professor of Politics and Society at University College London; […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “As Coronavirus Fatalities Hit a Record High, Russia’s Vaccination Campaign Falters” – Moscow Times
With parliamentary elections looming, the Kremlin is wary of pushing Russians too hard to do something a majority are against — getting vaccinated. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Jake Cordell – August 13, 2021) The pace of vaccinations across Russia has dropped by 60% in recent weeks, just as the country breaks records for the number of daily fatalities as […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russia registers 24,702 new cases of Covid-19, all-time high of 780 deaths in past 24 hours – HQ” – Interfax
MOSCOW. July 13 (Interfax) – Russia has registered 24,702 new cases of Covid-19 and a new all-time high of 780 deaths in the past 24 hours, the coronavirus response headquarters said in a statement on Tuesday. “Over the past day, 24,702 Covid-19 cases were confirmed in 85 regions of Russia, including 2,894 asymptomatic cases identified proactively (11.7%),” the headquarters said. […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Majority of Russians Still Not Ready for Covid-19 Vaccination – Poll” – Moscow Times
A majority of Russians … are still not ready to get vaccinated against the coronavirus […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russia Reintroduces Coronavirus Restrictions: All You Need to Know” – Moscow Times
At least 17 Russian regions have reintroduced coronavirus restrictions … as the country grapples with the rise of the highly infectious Delta variant […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “‘What We Did Before Just Isn’t Working’; Delta Variant Threatens to Overwhelm Russia” – Moscow Times
Russia has only vaccinated 13% of its population against Covid-19. With herd immunity a far-off prospect, it now faces the daunting challenge of fending off a highly infectious variant. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Pjotr Sauer – June 21, 2021) Two weeks after 82-year-old Kirill Kruchkov died of Covid-19 in the Tula region, 200 kilometers south of Moscow, his family […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Putin Rules Out Mandatory Vaccinations” – Moscow Times
… Putin said Wednesday that mandating coronavirus vaccinations would be “impractical and impossible” amid an ongoing debate […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russia’s Ex-PM Medvedev Backs Mandatory Vaccination” – Moscow Times
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – May 19, 2021) Russia’s former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed support for compulsory vaccinations Wednesday as the country grapples with slower-than-hoped-for coronavirus vaccine uptake. Medvedev, who was demoted to deputy chief of Russia’s Security Council in a major cabinet reshuffle last year, described mandating vaccinations as a tradeoff between individual choice and protecting the […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Medvedev calls for ensuring everyone’s access to coronavirus vaccines, abandoning ‘vaccine nationalism'” – Interfax
MOSCOW. May 19 (Interfax) – Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has called on the global community to ensure access to vaccines for the novel coronavirus infection to everyone and to stop practicing “vaccine nationalism.” “It is necessary to in the near future agree on the rules for recognizing vaccines for the purpose of cross-border travel and ensure general […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Russia’s Economy Almost Hits Pre-Coronavirus Levels; GDP was down just 1% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to last year” – Moscow Times
Russia’s economy shrank by 1% in the first quarter of 2021, the Rosstat statistics agency estimated […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Majority of Russians Still Not Ready to Get Sputnik Vaccine – Poll” – Moscow Times
RUSSIALINK: “Moscow Official Slams Slow Vaccination, Lax Mask-Wearing as Coronavirus Cases Double” – Moscow Times
The spike was announced 24 hours after the Kremlin denied … report[s] that Russia is in the midst of a Covid-19 third wave […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Is Russia Entering a Third Coronavirus Wave? Despite the Kremlin denying a hidden rise in cases, figures for Moscow and reports from hospitals paint a worrying picture.” – Moscow Times
… Russia’s coronavirus statistics have been heavily questioned since the start of the pandemic […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Less Than 10% of People Vaccinated In Moscow, Center of Russia’s Vaccination Drive” – Moscow Times
Latest figures continue to show the slow pace of Russia’s vaccination rollout. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – April 15, 2021) Around 820,000 Muscovites have received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said yesterday, with the number who have received at least one dose of Russia’s three homemade jabs having surpassed 1 million in the capital. In a […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Covid-19 may become chronic condition – Russian Academician Chuchalin” – Interfax
Among other post-Covid symptoms, the academician listed chronic fatigue syndrome and endothelial dysfunction (vascular inflammation) in different organs of the body, including the heart and brain […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “Putin Receives Second Coronavirus Vaccine Dose” – Moscow Times
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – April 14, 2021) President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that he has received his second Covid-19 vaccine shot with one of Russia’s domestically developed jabs and that he hoped Russians would follow his example. Putin, 68, received his first dose on March 23. “I want to inform you that right now, before entering this room, I […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Leaders of Russia, France, Germany discuss global crises” – AP
The leaders of Russia, France and Germany met by conference call … discuss[ing] coronavirus vaccines, the Iranian nuclear standoff[,] … eastern Ukraine, Libya … Syria [and Navalny] […]
» Read moreRUSSIALINK: “One Year On: How Russia’s Coronavirus Lockdown Hit the Economy” – Moscow Times
Russia avoided mass unemployment and a sharp fall in GDP but has one of the world’s highest excess death tolls […]
» Read moreJRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin felt minor side effects from COVID-19 vaccine – Ifax” – Reuters
“… Putin said … he … experienced minor side effects from the coronavirus vaccine … Interfax … reported, citing a TV interview. [According to Putin, symptoms included] ‘… slight pain in [his] muscles[,] … [but his] temperature was normal,’ …. [with] an uncomfortable feeling on the [injection] site …. Putin did not reveal which of three Russian vaccines he [received] […]
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