Scientists spoke about the main source of the spread of coronavirus

“In general, the oral cavity acts as a safe place for (emergence -

) COVID-19 infection and facilitates the transmission of the virus through saliva,” the report said.

Scientists noted that the salivary glands, tongue and tonsils are the most suitable places for the reproduction of the coronavirus.

In addition, the researchers claim that a person can become infected with COVID-19 through ingested saliva or getting the virus directly into the lungs.

Earlier, the director of the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology named after Pasteur, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Areg Totolyan spoke about how coronavirus infection affects the immune system.