October 2020

Sean Conley, the attending physician of US President Donald Trump, spoke about the condition and treatment of the head of the White House, who was infected with the coronavirus. TASS reports.

As a precaution, Trump was injected with eight grams of the Regeneron polyclonal antibody cocktail, Conley said. In addition, the president takes zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and aspirin.

The doctor added that Trump feels tired, but remains in a good mood, followed by a team of experts. First lady Melania Trump is doing well, she has a headache and a slight cough. Tests for coronavirus on the rest of the family showed negative results.

Earlier, the press secretary of the US President Kaylee Makinani said that the symptoms of COVID-19 in the American leader are “mild”. She also added that he is “working hard.” At the same time, the publication Vanity Fair, citing sources in the Republican Party, reported that Trump's condition had worsened. It is noted that he developed a cough and fever.

The coronavirus infection of the American president became known on the morning of October 2. His wife Melania Trump also tested positive for coronavirus. Trump does not intend to transfer his powers to US Vice President Mike Pence yet.

Donald Trump

Press Secretary of the President of the United States Kaylee Makinani revealed details about the condition of Donald Trump, who contracted the coronavirus. RIA Novosti writes about it.

The American leader has “mild” symptoms of COVID-19, she said. She also added that he is “working hard.”

At the same time, the publication Vanity Fair, citing sources in the Republican Party, reported that Trump's condition had worsened. It is noted that he developed a cough and fever.

The coronavirus infection of the American president became known on the morning of October 2. His wife Melania Trump also tested positive for coronavirus. Sean Conley, a physician at the White House, said that the US leader and the first lady are doing well and plan to stay at the residence for the duration of their recovery. Trump does not intend to transfer his powers to US Vice President Mike Pence yet.

The mechanism of sending mercenaries from Syria, supported by Turkey, to Nagorno-Karabakh has been disclosed. A source in Syrian Idlib on the border with Turkey told Novaya Gazeta about him.

According to the interlocutor, a Syrian of Turkmen origin (Turkoman) named Seif Abu Bakr is engaged in the registration of fighters. He is allegedly a recruiter for the Khamzat brigade, which fights as part of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

Volunteers are registered in the village of Afrin, Idlib. At the same time, both military and civilians are accepted. They are collected in groups of 300 and sent to the Turkish border town of Killis, where they are issued “inconspicuous civilian clothes.” From Turkey, the mercenaries go to Gaziantep airport, from where they fly to Baku with a transfer in Istanbul. It is noted that the flight passes through the airspace of Georgia.

The source also added that from 700 to one thousand militants were sent to Azerbaijan to protect gas and oil pipelines.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported the offensive of the Azerbaijani army in Nagorno-Karabakh.

On October 1, CNN reported that Syrian mercenaries, backed by Turkey, are preparing to be transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the newspaper, volunteers from the pro-Turkish “Syrian National Army” are gathering near the border of Turkey and Syria, awaiting transportation to the conflict zone.

The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) escalated sharply on September 27. Azerbaijan reported that Armenian forces fired at its positions and settlements on the contact line and announced a counteroffensive. Armenia, in turn, blamed the Azerbaijani military for the attack on Artsakh. The Armenian side claims that 4,000 militants are fighting on the side of Azerbaijan, which Turkey has transferred from Syria.

In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, the majority of whose population were Armenians, declared independence from Azerbaijan. Baku tried to return the region by force, a war broke out. In 1994, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, with the mediation of Russia, signed a truce protocol. However, hostilities periodically resume.

Robert O'Brien

The White House spoke about the ability of Russia and the United States to interact for the benefit of their peoples. US Assistant to the President for National Security Robert O'Brien said this following a meeting in Geneva with the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev. His statement was posted on Twitter of the US Security Council.

“We had a business and constructive dialogue. And while we are at odds, I am optimistic about the prospects that the US and Russia can make progress in key areas that will ultimately benefit the American and Russian peoples, ”O'Brien said.

According to him, the parties discussed previously agreed issues, including arms control, cyber security and non-interference in elections. Patrushev and O'Brien also discussed the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Syria, Afghanistan and other “issues of mutual interest.”

O'Brien noted during the meeting that the United States will not tolerate “foreign interference in elections.” In response, the Russian side pledged not to do so.

Previously, Russia was repeatedly accused of interfering in US affairs. So, in April 2019, the American special prosecutor Robert Mueller published a report on Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, which was won by Donald Trump. It says that Moscow did interfere in the American electoral process, but suspicions about the connection between the Russian side and Trump could not be confirmed.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adanom Ghebreyesus commented on the sex scandal involving his subordinates. This concerns allegations of sexual harassment by WHO staff in the Congo during the fight against the Ebola epidemic, Reuters reports.

“We were deeply outraged reading these reports. We will not tolerate such behavior from our employees or partners, ”said Gebreisus. He promised to conduct a thorough investigation of the incident and punish those responsible.

Earlier it became known about the suspicions of the WHO staff: while in the Congo, they forced into sexual relations local residents who were trying to find work in the organization. More than three dozen women reported being bullied, and some of them became pregnant as a result.

On July 20, a month after WHO congratulated Congo on defeating the epidemic, it became known that the number of cases was on the rise again.

Dalssey Rodriguez

Venezuela will start production of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine on its territory. This was announced on national television by the vice-president of the country, Dalsi Rodriguez, RIA Novosti reports.

“We want to confirm that we are not only going to participate in the third phase of clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine, but also, thanks to the strategic cooperation between Venezuela and Russia, we will participate in the safe supply of our citizens and the production of vaccines in Venezuela,” the agency said. the words of the politician.

The head of the country's Ministry of Health, Carlos Alvarado, added that the mass production of the vaccine in Venezuela will begin after the third phase of the drug trial ends in Russia.

On September 30, it was reported that the first six participants in the Sputnik V vaccine study received the second component of the drug, which is needed to enhance the immune metabolism received during the first vaccination.

Sputnik V is the first Russian vaccine against coronavirus, launched on 15 August. Citizens from the risk group and doctors will be the first to be vaccinated; mass vaccination of Russians will begin in 2021. According to Murashko, as part of post-registration studies, more than 5.5 thousand people were vaccinated with a domestic drug in Moscow clinics.