She said that Vektor conducted research to determine the viability of coronavirus in water samples, which, as Popova noted, “was very important before the holiday season”.
"The virus does not multiply either in sea water or in fresh water, but at the same time it can persist, and our close monitoring - about 800 studies - shows that there are no such risks yet," said the head of Rospotrebnadzor.
Also, according to her, during the research it was revealed that the coronavirus "is not resistant to temperatures, that is, boiling kills it instantly, like many other viruses."
Earlier, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko announced a decrease in the number of hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19.
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Govorin, in an interview with FAN, commented on the situation with coronavirus in Russia.