“We note the rapid development of a mutation of the virus in our country, which is 50-70% more infectious than the virus that we knew.
We believe that with the development of this mutation, the number of infections will double every week, which will lead us in February to the third wave of morbidity, which will be stronger than the previous ones, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
Since January 13, Switzerland has decided to tighten restrictive measures and closed all non-food stores in the country.
At the end of December, the Prime Minister of the German federal state of Saxony Michael Kretschmer announced the risk of the third wave of coronavirus in Germany after the holidays.
Polish Health Minister Adam Nedzelski also said that the country's authorities are preparing for a potential third wave of COVID-19 in February, along with the peak of the flu season.