[Integrated indicator of the current assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic process in the subjects of the Russian Federation].

Information on the main indicators of the Pandemic COVID-19 is published daily for each subject of the Russian Federation. Of interest is the comparative ranking of regions in terms of new cases, active cases that have recovered from COVID-19, the allocation of homogeneous groups of regions in terms of the distribution of COVID-19. Since several indicators, respectively, the ranking of regions can be several options: the same regions with a high level of morbidity can be characterized by lower mortality from COVID-19 and vice versa, which will shift their position in the overall rating assessment. Such a state complicates the perception of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic in the spatial-territorial context. In this regard, it makes sense to develop a certain latent integral indicator for assessing the COVID-19 pandemic process, which will allow comparing the subjects of the Russian Federation with each other in order to develop practical recommendations.

Telemedicine in Russia: Experience of understanding in legal doc-trine and formation of legal regulation

The article examines the main historical stages of the development of legal regulation of telemedicine in Russia, analyzes legislative and other initiatives in this area that took place since the understanding of the need to legalize electronic medicine long before the adoption of specialized legislation. The use of historical experience contributes to a deeper understanding of the specifics of legal regulation of medical care provided with the use of telemedicine technologies, allows to build legal forecasts of its improvement. In the context of the ongoing pandemic of the new COVID-19 coronavirus infection, which has affected all countries of the world, the role of telemedicine technologies in the provision of medical care is increasing. That situation actualizes relevant scientific research both in the field of natural sciences and in the historical and legal sphere. © 2020, Rossiiskaya Akademiya Nauk, Institut Istorii (Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of General Hist. All rights reserved.