It is noted that coronavirus for the entire testing period was detected in 1709 Russian military, and among military personnel in military universities - in 1205 people.

“In the bodies of military command, associations, formations, military units, 1709 servicemen have been installed with positive test results,” RIA Novosti quoted the agency as saying.

Previously, virologist Felix Ershov in an interview with the FAN said that men tolerate coronavirus infection harder than women, due to genetic differences and psychological characteristics.