“If we are talking about the current situation with coronavirus, then it is enough to follow the already existing recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor: wear masks, keep a distance.

Then you will not have to transfer training to an online format, but keep the face-to-face classes, "she said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

At the same time, Popova expressed the opinion that the number of hours on the basics of epidemiology and biological safety should be increased for students of medical universities.

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Education and Science Valery Falkov said that universities in Russia will switch to distance learning depending on the epidemic situation in the region.

URA.RU reported that Perm Classical University (PSNIU) will switch to distance learning from October 19 due to the situation with the pandemic.