Chief Researcher at the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, virologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Anatoly Altshtein admitted that the world is most likely moving towards the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The fact that we survived it, of course, does not mean. The pandemic is not over – people continue to get sick, continue to die. You see the numbers that are there, about 100,000 cases a day, if three percent of them are seriously ill, that’s three thousand, ”the specialist explained in an interview with Lenta.ru on Wednesday, March 2nd.
Altstein suggested that there would be no more waves of coronavirus, and the incidence would decline. Meanwhile, he pointed to the need to wear masks and get vaccinated to end the pandemic.
“We can now count on the immune background of the population, which will help the incidence subside and the waves stop,” Altstein said.
He added that even after the end of the pandemic, severe and fatal cases will not disappear, but their number will simply decrease.
On March 1, Rospotrebnadzor approved new epidemiological recommendations, taking into account the decrease in the incidence of COVID-19 and the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain.
In particular, the agency recommended abolishing occupancy rates for cinemas, theaters, concert halls and museums, as well as catering. The methodological recommendations that are relevant during the spread of the Omicron strain recommend only maintaining the mask regime in enclosed spaces, an enhanced disinfection regime, the city news agency reports. “Moscow”.
According to the allergist-immunologist Vladimir Bolibok, in two to three weeks in Russia there will be a minimum of new cases of coronavirus per day, the channel notes. “360”. The doctor confirmed that now the incidence is decreasing, but urged not to forget about precautions.
According to Rospotrebnadzor, over the past week, the incidence of coronavirus infection in Russia has decreased by 27.6%, amounting to 596.45 per 100,000 people. Growth was registered only in eight Russian regions, and in 75 they noted a decrease. It is specified that 97% of all confirmed cases proceed as SARS or are asymptomatic, the site writes. kp.ru.
The Russian Federation is undergoing a large-scale vaccination campaign. Citizens are vaccinated for free. Six vaccines against coronavirus have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, which became the first vaccine against COVID-19 in the Russian Federation and the world, as well as Sputnik Light, Sputnik M, EpiVacCorona, EpiVacCorona-N and KoviVac .
All relevant information on the situation with coronavirus is available on the websites stopcoronavirus.rf And access to all.rf, as well as the hashtag #WeTogether. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-112.
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