“The operational headquarters decided to extend the high-alert mode until July 21 and not to take new decisions on concessions until the next meeting,” the press service said.

The high alert mode in the Omsk region was introduced on March 17.

Earlier in the Primorsky Territory extended readiness extended until July 15.

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Virologist Anatoly Altstein, in an interview with NSN, assessed the likelihood of a second wave of COVID-19 in Russia.