Monitoring of the Situation with the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Measures to Contain It in November 2020

In November 2020, the number of new coronavirus cases continued to rise in many countries around the world. Some national governments reintroduced containment measures, while others, on the contrary, were already prepared to ease the previously introduced measures. In Russia over the past month, both morbidity and mortality indexes continued to climb (surging above their previous record highs), while the government kept to its strategy of relatively mild restrictions (remote work, online learning, banned or restricted mass events). The prospects for improving the situation depend on the establishment of herd immunity, which can be significantly influenced by the launch of the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign announced in Russia. However, it is extremely important to promptly and systematically investigate the possible scenarios for further evolvement of the situation during the vaccination campaign and the related necessary administrative acts