"In the Russian Federation, in the 14th week of 2021, the weekly threshold for the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections in the total population was exceeded in three regions," the text says.

The department reported that in Russia, isolated cases of influenza B virus were recorded in a week.

Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that the effect of the mask regime in Russia in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic remains.