His statement was published on the website of the United Russia party.
He stated that "at the start of the pandemic, it seemed that there could be no alternative to the anti-plague suit covering the entire body."
At the same time, Protsenko noted that "it is insanely difficult to work in such PPE in hot weather in summer, and it is rather difficult to dispose of them."
“The accumulated experience in our country and around the world suggests that it is possible to maintain a reasonable balance between working conditions and epidemic safety requirements, to protect doctors from the virus without complicating life.
Rospotrebnadzor heard us, our proposals were accepted, ”said the doctor.
As reported on the party's website, the updated recommendations of Rospotrenadzor suggest that "now both protective overalls or an anti-plague gown and an elongated surgical gown (disposable or reusable) can be used as protective clothing."
Also, the report says that "it is allowed to use a long-sleeved medical gown, depending on the type of work performed, while the recommendations provide for respiratory protection respirators with different degrees of protection, face shields and medical masks, depending on the nature and conditions of work."
According to data as of August 5, 23,120 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Russia per day.
The total number of cases during the COVID-19 epidemic was 6,379,904.
Areg Totolyan, director of the Pasteur Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, told Izvestia that people with high levels of interferon alpha, high levels of lymphocytes in their blood, and carriers of some genetic markers have increased protection against coronavirus.