“We prepare almost the same every year, this year, taking into account new knowledge and a new level of training: the hospital base, and additional medical equipment, and the knowledge of specialists, our fellow doctors,” said Popova, answering the relevant question.

She noted the need to be prepared for a variety of options.

“But if we stick to the rules, nothing… change should happen,” she added.

Earlier, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin expressed confidence that the final victory over the coronavirus infection would come no later than six months later.

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Alexei Agranovsky, in an interview with FAN, commented on the development of a vaccine against COVID-19 by Russian scientists.