CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC - TASS

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Over $8 mln worth of coronavirus tests supplied from South Korea to Russia

Putin promises state support to ecological projects

South Korea hopes to resume visa-free travels with Russia after pandemic, envoy says

Coronavirus vaccine refusal to have dire effects, says WHO representative to Russia

Hot weather does not reduce COVID-19 infection risk, says WHO representative

WHO representative in Russia Melita Vujnovic recaled that basic rules of hygiene must be observed regardless of the weather in a bid to prevent the infection

Number of coronavirus cases in Belarus rises by 887, six die

The recoveries have been exceeding newly confirmed cases for three days running, however, there is no steady declining trend as yet, according to official data

WHO envoy hails Moscow authorities’ measures to combat coronavirus

Moscow went on lockdown over the coronavirus on March 29, recently, the city’s authorities have recently begun to ease restrictions as the situation is improving

Coronavirus infects human brain through smell receptors

Since almost the very beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, the scientists know that the SARS-CoV-2 infects not only the lungs, but can also penetrate certain bodies in other organs

COVID-19 pandemic still on the rise globally, says WHO envoy

She noted that the second wave of the pandemic is not inevitable, "because the epidemic will develop depending on the people

Moscow hospital uses hyperbaric oxygenation to treat COVID-19 patients

The therapy aims to avoid artificial lung ventilation, according the hospital director

Africa’s coronavirus death toll reaches 4,700

South Africa has the highest number of coronavirus cases

Coronavirus spread coefficient goes down to 0.98 in Russia and 0.83 in Moscow

The coefficient shows how many people on average get the coronavirus from one infected person prior to their isolation, according to the watchdog

Russia’s coronavirus cases near 450,000

The country’s daily coronavirus growth rate has for the first time fallen below 2%

Japan plans to begin vaccination against COVID-19 in first half of 2021

A total of 17,700 cases of COVID-19 have been documented in Japan