“It affects different ages. Unfortunately, I have to admit that diseases among children ... among citizens of no older generation are either imported or contact from imported ones, ”she said during a press conference.
According to her, the authorities appealed to the Russians not to leave the country, as this could accelerate the development of the epidemic, however, these recommendations were ignored in some cases.
“Actually, this is what we got after the February holidays, and then the March holidays,” the Deputy Prime Minister added.
Earlier, Golikova said that Italy, Spain, France, Germany and the United Arab Emirates became leaders among countries from where the coronavirus infection COVID-19 was imported into Russia.