According to her forecasts, after the New Year holidays, the epidemic process will intensify again and summer indicators can be expected only closer to next summer.

As the specialist noted, in order for the epidemic to subside, most of the population must be immune to the virus due to either antibodies, or vaccination, or the "cellular" memory of lymphocytes.

Earlier, the Kremlin said that the situation with COVID-19 is quite difficult.

On October 26, it was reported that over the past day, 17,347 cases of infection were detected in the country.