“In general, the consumption of alcoholic beverages increased by about 2-3% and it is quite even. But I would like to say that alcohol in this situation is not an assistant for the treatment of viral infections and coronavirus, in particular, ”he said on the Russia 24 air, TASS quoted the head of the department.
According to Murashko, alcohol weakens the immune system, in people with cardiovascular diseases it provokes exacerbations of chronic diseases.
“Therefore, alcohol is categorically not acceptable in this situation,” he said.
Earlier, the narcologist Anastasia Ignatova, in an interview with the newspaper Vechernyaya Moskva, announced the lack of benefits of alcohol in the fight against coronavirus.