Academician made the continuation of the pandemic coronavirus until the New year

Pandemic coronavirus infection is likely to last until the New year. On Wednesday, July 22, said academician of RAS, Director of Central research Institute of epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor on scientific work Viktor Maleev.

“People fly on airplanes, globalization, therefore, really before the New year, it won’t end, and may be seasonal spikes, as now in Spain or Israel — 200-400 cases”, ― he said in an interview with “the Future of Russia. National projects”.

However, Maleev added that predict the arrival of the second wave of coronavirus is difficult, but it is better to develop sanitary units emergency response to combat acute infections, transfers “the Newspaper.ru”.

Earlier on 3 July the Minister of health of Russia Mikhail Murashko said that the second wave of coronavirus in Russia the same scale as the first, unlikely. This is primarily due to the acquired experience, some immunity, making treatment and prevention.

In addition, at the end of June the head of Ministry of industry and trade of the country Denis Manturov said that Russia’s experience and reserves will last even for three waves of coronavirus infection.

The spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19 began in late December of last year. The source of infection was the Chinese city of Wuhan. For several months the disease has covered more than 210 countries around the world. March 11, the who declared a pandemic coronavirus.

According to the latest data, in Russia the total number of detected cases COVID-19 reached 789 190, died 12 745 patients recovered ― 572 053.

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