Recommendations on social distancing and remote work will be canceled after a significant decrease in the number of cases of the Omicron strain, but the wearing of masks cannot be canceled. This opinion was expressed by a researcher at Lomonosov Moscow State University, molecular biologist and virologist Maxim Skulachev, commenting on the news about the abolition of isolation for those who had contact with people infected with coronavirus.
“Recommendations for remote work and social distancing will be canceled when the Omicron epidemic subsides and the number of cases decreases significantly,” he is quoted as saying. “Evening Moscow”.
In addition, the expert stated the need to maintain the mandatory wearing of masks in the Moscow metro in the fall and spring, even after the end of the pandemic.
“During the seasonal period in Japan and China, masks were worn even before the coronavirus, so the epidemic was easier there. Moreover, Japan, unlike China, did not introduce serious lockdowns. Wearing masks in the autumn-spring in the Moscow metro should be abandoned forever, ”the article says.
On the eve it became known that the cancellation of isolation of those who had contact with sick COVID-19 from February 6 will also apply to those who are currently observing restrictions.
Earlier that day, it was reported that Russia canceled a repeat PCR test for those treating COVID-19 for more than seven days. If the patient is treated for less than seven days, then he will be discharged after receiving one negative test for coronavirus, made no earlier than three days after receiving a positive one.
In addition, in Moscow, the period of treatment of patients with coronavirus from February 6 is reduced to seven days. The new rules apply only to those citizens whose diagnosis will be established starting from February 6.
A large-scale vaccination campaign continues in Russia. Citizens can get vaccinated for free. Six coronavirus drugs have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, EpiVacCorona, KoviVac, EpiVacCorona N, and the Sputnik M vaccine for adolescents.
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