“I believe that in the middle of spring, most likely, there will be not a decrease, but an increase in the incidence rate,” RIA Novosti quotes infectious disease doctor Yevgeny Timakov.
According to him, people who recovered from a year ago will have a risk of getting sick again.
He also noted that after winter, people have weakened immunity.
Sergei Voznesensky, associate professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the RUDN University, agrees with his position.
“We very much hope that the incidence will decrease by April-May,” he added.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding more than 200 medical workers fighting coronavirus with the Pirogov orders and Luka Krymsky medals.