The doctor spoke about the observance of the mask regime during Epiphany bathing

According to him, getting sick with coronavirus when dipping into an ice-hole "is unlikely to work", but this is possible in a heating room.

“There are different ways in the queue, if people are crowded, then, of course, we must remember that the mask must be present.

But especially in the room for heating, there are a lot of people there - and there is an opportunity (to get sick. -

), "RIA Novosti Malyshev quotes.

The infectious disease specialist also clarified that the mask should be removed at the exit from the premises.

Earlier, the infectious disease doctor Yevgeny Timakov said that the risk of infection with coronavirus during Epiphany bathing is minimal, since the virus is transmitted less often in the cold.