The immunologist warned of a more severe course of coronavirus in the fall

Chief immunologist of St. Petersburg, Director of the Institute of epidemiology and Microbiology named after Pasteur Areg totolyan suggests that the fall population could face more severe course of disease COVID-19 than in the spring. He told about it in interview “news”.

In the fall, in addition to the ongoing pandemic of a novel coronavirus, will once again begin to circulate, seasonal diseases, particularly influenza. Some experts believe that a combination of two serious diseases can complicate the lives of the population.

According to Tatyana, currently it is difficult to give a scientifically based answer, as will be combined with seasonal infection with COVID-19. They can aggravate the course of the disease, and facilitate. The latter will be the case if antibodies to normal coronavirus will give cross-protection.

Also immunolog recalled that the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova warned that the current epidemic season is expected circulation of other strains of flu than in previous years, and of whom the Russians did not yet catch on.

“It is not clear how to transfer the infection to those who observed the strict regime of isolation, can not they sit at home all my life. I’m afraid fall, we can face more severe COVID-19 than in the spring, and have to be psychologically ready,” said Areg totolyan.

Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin China reported to the world health organization (who) on 31 December last year. In January it became known that the causative agent is a new type of coronavirus is SARS-CoV-2. March 11, the who declared the situation a pandemic.