He noted that in Russia, about 4.2 million people have had coronavirus, and about 4 million more have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

“That is, 8-9 million people now have immune protection.

From 146 million (the population of Russia -

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) - only 5.7-6%.

And we are talking about the basic level - 70% ", - quotes" Rossiyskaya Gazeta "as saying Gorelov.

The specialist does not consider the situation with COVID-19 in the world to be positive.

“110 million who have been ill, the percentage of the entire population of the planet is scanty.

So there is no need to expect the epidemic to end soon, ”the doctor said.

Earlier, experts from the Medical University in Innsbruck during a study found that people who have recovered from coronavirus are immune to COVID-19 for a long time.