“We already have very good drugs, testing systems, so we believe that we are well prepared for the second wave,” TASS quotes him.
At the same time, he expressed the hope that vaccination against COVID-19 will take place in October, which will prevent the second wave of the virus.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the registration of the first vaccine against coronavirus in the country.
According to the Ministry of Health, it will go into civil circulation on January 1, 2021.
The official representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tarik Yazarevich, commented on the registration of the first Russian vaccine against COVID-19.