Coronavirus. 4-5 May, 2020
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Statistics: sick, dead, recovered - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
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deathsRecoveredArmenia2,61911240+11,111Azerbaijan2,060762601,508Georgia6041190240 -
76 new cases in Azerbaijan, total 2,060
1 508 people of them have been cured.
In total, 26 people died from the beginning of the epidemic in Azerbaijan.
Anti-pandemic response in Azerbaijan
Since May 4, the quarantine regime has been partially relaxed in Azerbaijan, however, it will be completely canceled only on May 31.
In the provinces, all restrictions on movement were lifted, cafes, restaurants and parks opened. In large cities – Baku, Sumgait, Ganja and Lankaran – restrictions on movement remain in force. In order to go out, one still needs to have a certificate of employment or get an sms permission issued for three hours a day.
Buses work, but the metro is closed. Cafes and restaurants are still closed. All the stores were opened, as well as hairdressing salons, and employees of some state institutions went to work.
• Did the Azerbaijani public and government pass the “coronavirus test”?
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350 medics quit their positions in the Kaliningrad region in Russia
The health minister said about 100 doctors and 250 nurses and paramedics refused to work during the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition, employees over 65 began to draw up sick leave.
Massive departure from work began after the first death of a physician from COVID-19 was recorded in a regional hospital in Kaliningrad – the 65-year-old nurse Nadezhda Divak, who worked with coronavirus patients, died.
Source: RIA-Novosti
• “Feed my cats, and I will stay at home” – thousands of Russians “protest” online
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In Russia, a high-ranked space official died from Covid-19
Eugene Mikrin was 65 years old. The Russian Academy of Sciences commented that he was “the key scientist in the sphere”.
In Russia, more than 150 thousand cases of coronavirus infection have already been identified, 10 102 new cases in one day.
1,451 people died in Russia from coronavirus according to official information.
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Statistics: sick, dead, recovered - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
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casesNew
casesTotal
deathsNew
deathsRecoveredArmenia2,61911240+11,111Azerbaijan1,9843826+11,480Georgia6041190240 -
Another death in Armenia, 112 new cases
In total, 40 people have already died from the beginning of the epidemic in Armenia.
2,619 people have become sick, 1,111 people of them have been cured.
Anti-pandemic response in Armenia
The state of emergency is staying in place until May 14.
However, starting May 4, some restrictions on movement have been lifted, and almost all businesses have reopened: plants, shops, hair salons and museums.
Public transportation between cities and villages has resumed. It is still banned within the settlements, though.
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11 new cases in Georgia, total 604
240 people of them have been cured.
In total, 9 people died from the beginning of the epidemic in Georgia.
State of emergency in Georgia
The state of emergency was announced on March 21, and will last until May 22.
The gradual easing of the coronavirus restrictions has already begun.
The cities of Batumi and Kutaisi are open for entry and exit, and construction businesses have begun operations again. The restrictions on the operation of online stores and home delivery have been removed.
The remaining restrictions on the state of emergency are still in effect.
Public transport has been suspended and a curfew is in effect from 21:00 to 06:00.
Tbilisi and Rustavi remain closed.
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Two large cities of Georgia, Batumi and Kutaisi, are open again for entry and exit
They were locked since April 15.
This measure will not affect Tbilisi and Rustavi, though they might also be open by the end of the week.
In addition, starting May 5 in Georgia, some other restrictions will be lifted:
● auto repair shops will begin to work
● construction companies will resume their activities, as well as companies that produce building materials and are generally associated with construction.
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Three doctors fall from hospital windows in Russia in two weeks, all of them supposedly infected with coronavirus
Two of those health care workers are dead – Elena Nepomnyashchaya, the acting head doctor of a hospital in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, and Natalya Lebedeva, head of the emergency medical service at the main training base for Russia’s cosmonauts.
Alexander Shulepov, an ambulance doctor in the city of Voronezh, remains hospitalized in serious condition. Few days before the incident he posted a video online saying that he had been forced to continue working after testing positive for coronavirus.
Then, Shulepov retracted his previous statements, saying that in his video he was “overwhelmed by emotions.”
All three incidents have prompted intense discussion in the Russian press and on social media.
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Statistics: sick, dead, recovered - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
CountriesTotal
casesNew
casesTotal
deathsNew
deathsRecoveredArmenia2,50712139+41,071Azerbaijan1,9843826+11,480Georgia593490223 -
Another death in Azerbaijan, 52 new cases
In total, 24 people have already died from the beginning of the epidemic in Azerbaijan.
1,984 people have become sick, 1,480 people of them have been cured.
Anti-pandemic response in Azerbaijan
Since May 4, the quarantine regime has been partially relaxed in Azerbaijan, however, it will be completely canceled only on May 31.
In the provinces, all restrictions on movement were lifted, cafes, restaurants and parks opened. In large cities – Baku, Sumgait, Ganja and Lankaran – restrictions on movement remain in force. In order to go out, one still needs to have a certificate of employment or get an sms permission issued for three hours a day.
Buses work, but the metro is closed. Cafes and restaurants are still closed. All the stores were opened, as well as hairdressing salons, and employees of some state institutions went to work.
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Hospitals in Dagestan are sorely lacking in medicines and equipment, authorities are asking for help from philanthropists
In several districts of Dagestan, hospitals are so crowded that patients are put in the corridors. Many drugs are simply no longer there, as are mechanical ventilation devices. Protective suits for doctors – units.
At the same time, the authorities are literally begging the population to maintain isolation. But at the same time, decisive quarantine control measures are not introduced. In fact, the first such action was the decision from May 3 to close the city of Khasavyurt for entry and exit.
Over the past day in Dagestan recorded 160 new cases. In general, almost two thousand people were infected, 13 of them died.
At the same time, doctors and activists say that these figures are significantly underestimated, and that a huge number of cases are not diagnosed at all due to the very low level of testing.
In the photo, the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala
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"Parasites" - is how Kadyrov's close associate called Russians who demand state support
Igor Shalimov, the head coach of the Chechen football club, an official close to Kadyrov:
“I don’t understand why to help those who are aching now. If you are a parasite who wants to do nothing and receive money – this is your choice. Let’s start with the homeless, they also live poorly, each has its own story. Why should I help you? What happened? ”
A huge number of negative comments hit the trainer and a flurry of criticism on the net.
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Statistics: sick, dead, recovered - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
CountriesTotal
casesNew
casesTotal
deathsNew
deathsRecoveredArmenia2,50712135+41,071Azerbaijan1,932382501,441Georgia593490223 -
4 deaths per day in Armenia, 39 people died in total
121 new cases per day.
2,507 people have become sick, 1,071 people of them have been cured.
Anti-pandemic response in Armenia
The state of emergency is staying in place until May 14.
However, starting May 4, some restrictions on movement have been lifted, and almost all businesses have reopened: plants, shops, hair salons and museums.
Public transportation between cities and villages has resumed. It is still banned within the settlements, though.
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4 new cases in Georgia, one of them in a nursing home in Tskhaltubo
In total, 593 people have been infected since the beginning of the epidemic in Georgia.
Of these, 223 people recovered, 9 patients died.
A state of emergency in Georgia was announced on March 21 and will last till May 22.
A phrased approach to lifting state of emergency restrictions in Georgia began today on April 27.
Car traffic, taxi operation and e-commerce restored, agricultural markets are open again.
Cars are allowed inside cities.
Tbilisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Kutaisi will remain closed.
Curfew still in power, from 21:00 to 06:00.
Maintaining social distance and wearing a medical mask remain mandatory.
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A timeline of events in the Caucasus related to coronavirus epidemic, 2-3 May, 2020