The expert explained why the spread of coronavirus in Russia is not so lightning fast as in Europe or America.
Russians suffer from coronavirus less often than in other countries, and there is a very logical explanation for this. The factors affecting the not so active spread of the disease are described in the analytical report of the Ministry of Health “Impact of the coronavirus COVID-19 on the situation in Russian healthcare.”
“Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of territory, so the population is quite widely dispersed, which objectively reduces the contacts between people,” the report says.
Plus, Russians do not travel abroad that often, since a visa is required to enter many countries. Well, the immunity is stronger thanks to BCG vaccinations (tuberculosis vaccine for sparing primary immunization), which are given immediately after birth.
The effectiveness of the measures that the authorities have introduced also affects the slow growth in the number of cases of COVID-19, the report says. And the capacities of Russian infectious diseases hospitals are enough to help all sick people.
According to the latest data, the total number of cases of coronavirus infection in Russia has reached 99.
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