According to her, a study was carried out on the main species widespread in China: Aedes aegypti, Ae.
albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus.
"The results of the study demonstrated the absence of virus multiplication in mosquitoes of these species and the rapid death of the virus in a mosquito within 24 hours," the epidemiologist quotes RIA Novosti.
She noted that mainly viruses and bacteria carried by these insects multiply in the cells of the circulatory, lymphatic and nervous systems.
They do not cause respiratory diseases and are not transmitted by airborne droplets, the expert added.
Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that COVID-19 infection of mink was detected in six countries.