CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC - TASS

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COVID-19 antibody testing should be done before vaccination, expert says

Immune response not developed earlier than 32-45 days after vaccination, says expert

Each fifth coronavirus patient needs hospitalization, says expert

Pandemic highlights need in psychological education of residents, says scientist

British coronavirus strain does not significantly differ from others, expert says

On December 14, 2020, Britain’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock said British scientists had identified a new coronavirus strain that might be to blame for high infection rates in southeastern England

Human embryos susceptible to coronavirus at early stages of development, scientists say

Last February, Chinese biologists detected signs that the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus that caused the pandemic of COVID-19, may infect placental cells of pregnant women

IOC reiterates its determination to hold Tokyo Olympics this summer

Britain’s The Times reported earlier citing its unidentified high-ranking source in the Japanese government that the country’s authorities allegedly made a decision to cancel the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo over the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus

Hungary to receive Russian Sputnik V vaccine for 1 mln people

The preparation will be delivered in three stages spanning three months, according to Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto

Expert does not rule out increase in COVID-19 infection rate in Russia by late winter

According to the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center, Russia has documented 3,677,352 cases of COVID-19, 3,081,536 patients have recovered and 68,412 have died

Russian investment fund enters into contract on Sputnik V vaccine supply to Hungary

The preparation will be shipped to Hungary in three stages

Moscow records 3,037 daily coronavirus cases

The city saw 72 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, up from 69 the day before

Russia records another 21,513 coronavirus cases

According to the crisis center, the number of new daily infections remained below 22,000 for the fourth day in a row

India registers over 14,500 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

As many as 188,688 coronavirus patients are being treated

Albania expels Russian diplomat for breaching Covid guidelines

It is noted that the diplomat has been reported to breach the guidelines since April 2020