In Rospotrebnadzor said that COVID-19 is not transmitted while swimming

The CPS reported that fear of Contracting COVID-19 during bathing is not necessary — the virus dies in water.

“Open waters can not be considered a source of transmission of novel coronavirus infection, as water is exposed to large amounts of sunlight, which are harmful to the virus. Evidence that COVID-19, which is transmitted from person to person by airborne droplets, can spread through water, to date, no”, — said the press service of the Ministry.

Meanwhile, the CPS are reminded that in the water you can catch lots of other infections: cercarias, giardiasis, leptospirosis and rotavirus, and hepatitis, disenteria, cholera, Salmonella and even typhoid fever. Therefore, the place to swim you need to choose carefully and not to bathe for symptoms of SARS, the presence of wounds and abrasions on the skin, do not swallow water from the pond and after swimming, rinse with clean water, a home to take a shower with soap and a washcloth.

That the coronavirus is unlikely to be transferred in the water, as said the chief specialist of the Russian Ministry of health on health resort treatment, Mikhail Nikitin.

Earlier this week, the General Director of tour operator “Intourist” Victor Topolkaraev at a press conference said that Russia has opened more than 60 areas of domestic tourism and number of tourists is growing every day. “Russian newspaper” reported about the official opening of the first 22 beaches in Sochi — there has fulfilled all the requirements of Rospotrebnadzor, including the social distance between the sunbeds and disinfection of surfaces. Unofficially vacationers and locals basking on the many beaches of the black sea coast of Kuban and Crimea.

However, a beach vacation was officially opened everywhere. So, Moscow’s beaches, despite the hot weather and warm water, into operation this year has not yet been introduced due to the proliferation risks COVID-19, was reported July 3 on the website of the office of Rospotrebnadzor in the capital.