The head of Rospotrebnadzor said enough the risk of the second wave of the epidemic

Russia must be ready for the second wave of the epidemic of coronavirus in the fall. About this stated the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, the TV channel “Russia 24”.

“In the summer we hope that all of the measures we will reduce the intensity of peprocess. But while the risks that this peprocess will return to phase of recovery and development in autumn, that’s enough. While we are preparing for it. I don’t want to say fear or afraid, but we must be ready, as we are doing,”she said (quoted by TASS).

Popov noted that while the situation in Russia is favorable. At the peak of the epidemic incidence in the country was two times lower than in Europe per 100 thousand population.

In the regions with the onset of summer, the incidence continues to decline. In the country there are 13 subjects, the epidemiological situation which causes concern, said the Minister, without specifying on what exactly the regions considered. She noted that the regional authorities, balanced approach to the removal of restrictions and continuously consult with the CPS.

Part of restrictive measures, such as the need to wear a mask, will remain in Russia until the government finally convinced that the situation has stabilized. “That’s exactly when the epidemic situation will become absolutely stable, when we understand that we have reached a level that is optimal for us. To say that the virus is gone completely, today, no reason. But we have to reach a level where there will be growth, this level is not minimal, will continue to persist for some time”, she warned.

Popov noted that the second wave of coronavirus in Russia could begin in the fall and superimposed on the seasonal outbreak of the flu, causing the disease will be heavy. She claimed that the people who make the flu shot will be protected from the coronavirus that “will significantly reduce the risks of severe disease in such a difficult period, which we expect in the fall.”

Scientific Advisor to the government of New Zealand Professor Michael Baker in an interview with RBC said that he considers the inevitable second wave in Europe in the fall. “If you remove restrictions at a time when the infected are thousands of people, it is easy to predict what will happen next: the number of infections will spike again, and foci of the virus will grow“, — he explained. Professor, Department of molecular medicine, University of Padova virologist Andrea Crisanti also reported that a second wave of infection COVID-19 possible and it is likely that it will come in the winter.