“When the peak of the disease comes, it's hard to say with certainty. It is necessary to take into account the observance of quarantine rules by the population and the characteristics of the spreading virus. Therefore, I would not clearly state that the peak will be next week, ”Altstein said.
The expert noted that the epidemic should end in the summer.
“I think she will leave in May, in the second half of May. It is very likely that closer to the summer, "- said the virologist.
Earlier, the main infectious disease specialist of the Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA of Russia) Vladimir Nikiforov on air of Channel One said that the peak incidence of coronavirus in Russia will come in the middle of next week.
According to him, the end of the outbreak is about 10-12 weeks after that.