“In October-November, we already saw a decline in the birth rate compared to the previous year - by about 10-15% ... People, as soon as they heard about the bad situation in China, immediately decided - that's it, we won't have children,” - she said on air on her Youtube channel.
Baranova considers it strange that the decline in the birth rate in the United States is already being observed.
The professor also named the possible reasons for this situation.
“Many states, perhaps due to the fact that we have a coronavirus epidemic, have forgotten about fertility and do not report it at all.
Or people give birth at home, and the child is registered in a month.
Because of this, we see such a failure, "Baranova said.
Earlier, the virologist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences Sergei Netyosov said that the coronavirus combined features that are found in a number of other viruses.