"We are talking about the increase in respiratory diseases. These are the viruses that are already known, including coronavirus, influenza virus, and adenoviruses. That is a sufficient explanation of what is going on there. There is no need to expect a new virus until it has been identified by clear virological methods. And there is no such data on the detection of a new virus," Altstein believes.
In turn, Professor of Moscow State University, Doctor of Biological Sciences, virologist Alexei Agranovsky also noted that there is no data on the virus.
"Let's wait until they understand what it is. There is nothing to say now. We don't know what it is," he replied.
Earlier, the media reported on a new virus in China and an increase in hospitalized.
The World Health Organization also requested data from the Chinese authorities on outbreaks of unknown pneumonia among children.