“It's good that Russian science has shown its potential.

This made me very happy, ”RIA Novosti quoted Gorbachev as saying.

According to him, at the moment it is important to defeat the pandemic by joint efforts, without political games and intrigues.

Earlier, Alexander Gorelov, infectious disease doctor, deputy director for scientific work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that about 6% of Russians are currently immune to COVID-19 coronavirus infection.