“Today we can talk about the stabilization of the situation only on condition of strict observance of all already mandatory measures,” RIA Novosti quoted Popova as saying.
She noted that "it is necessary to wear masks, this requirement is not canceled and until it is canceled - this is so in today's period."
Earlier, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that the mandatory wearing of masks in public places was canceled in the region.
Also, the head of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, said that from February 12, the mask regime in the republic will be advisory in nature.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the decision of a number of Russian regions to abolish the mandatory wearing of protective masks against the background of the situation with the coronavirus.
As of February 10, 14,922 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Russia per day.
In total, 4,012,710 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country since the beginning of the epidemic.
Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Kryuchkov, an immunologist, commented on the situation with the pandemic in an interview with FAN.