RIA Novosti reports.

According to the organization, from September 14 to 20, 1 998 897 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the world, and 36 764 patients became victims of the virus during this time.

Earlier, the WHO said that in order to develop immunity, global vaccination coverage must be at least 65-70%.

State Duma deputy, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientist-epidemiologist Gennady Onishchenko, in an interview with FAN, commented on reports according to which a person who has recovered from COVID-19 can shed the virus for 90 days.