Coronavirus: Russia has started to vaccinate its militia …

The coronavirus vaccination plan is progressing steadily in Russia, where more than 10,000 doses have been administered to the military, but the virus continues to advance and the Russian center responsible for combating the pandemic has reported 28,585 new infections and 613 deaths, with which the country breaks the daily death record.

“In the past 24 hours, 28,585 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Russia in 84 regions, including 4,600 asymptomatic cases,” the agency said, in a statement reproduced by the Sputnik news agency.

With the new figures, the balance of The pandemic on Russian soil amounts to 2,597,711 infected people, an increase of 1.1% from the previous day, and 45,893 deaths. Most of the new infections were detected in Moscow, with 7,215 positives. In terms of recoveries, 2,059,840 people overcame Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, including 26,171 people who were released in the last day.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said out of a total of 14,500 doses of Sputnik V vaccine received by this portfolio, more than 10,000 had already been administered. “In the military districts and in the Northern Fleet, 300 brigades of qualified military doctors have been formed to vaccinate the troops,” Konashénkov said, adding that according to the plan, around 100,000 military personnel are expected to be vaccinated against the coronavirus this year.

The first to receive the vaccine are military medics, ship and aircraft crews, crews of strategic missile forces, as well as unit leaders and command center staff. “Although the vaccination is voluntary, we have no record of military personnel who refused to vaccinate with Sputnik V,” the spokesperson stressed.

Konashenkov denounced “the media sabotage“against vaccines developed in Russia, but stressed that this campaign will not reduce the effectiveness of these drugs or improve that of foreign competition.