Over the past day, 9,699 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Russia, writes on Friday, March 19, the operational headquarters to combat the spread of COVID-19.
On March 17, Zhanna Ponezheva, head of the clinical department of infectious pathology of the Federal Budgetary Scientific Institution of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, announced that the incidence of coronavirus infection in Russia is decreasing and the situation with COVID-19 has become more stable. It was noted that the epidemiological situation remains tense.
On the same day, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, also noted that the situation with the incidence in the country is stabilizing. She recalled that a person who has suffered a coronavirus can be a carrier of the infection, so he must wear a mask.
In addition, on March 12, Popova stated that the existence of several vaccines for COVID-19 in Russia makes it possible to give the most optimistic forecasts for the epidemic situation. The head of the department noted that now the task is to create such a layer of people vaccinated against coronavirus, which will prevent the virus from spreading.
All relevant information on the situation with the coronavirus is available on the websites of stopcoronavirus.rf and access vsem.rf, as well as by the hashtag # We are together. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-112.