Not all infected with coronavirus can be recognized in a crowd of people. Now there are more and more asymptomatic carriers, so there is an increased risk of catching a sore in a store or transport. By putting on a mask and gloves, you protect yourself from infection.
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Head of the Department of Microbiology of Latent Infections of the Gamaleya Institute, Viktor Zuev, explained to 360 that if the mask regimen is observed, the effect will be noticeable in a short time. Russia has already managed to reach the plateau for new cases of COVID-19.
“This is a simple thing: preventing the transmission of the pathogen from one person to another. There was a big trick here, this whole thing, a huge percentage of the so-called asymptomatic people, ”said the specialist.
He added that there were more and more people with an asymptomatic course of the disease. If earlier it was reported that 700 thousand tests were carried out and a quarter of people without any clinical manifestations, now now such citizens are already half of the number of infected.
“You talk with a person, shake his hand, for example, you can even hug him, talk to him, and he is infected. But the trouble is not that he is infected. Such a person carries the virus in the nasopharynx. Talking with us, coughing or sneezing, sprinkling saliva, he rewards us with this infectious coronavirus, ”Zuev explained.
The professor emphasized that this is the insidiousness of asymptomatic carriers of the infection. That is why it is always necessary to wear masks and gloves.
He sneezed on the handrails somewhere in the subway, and you hold onto them when you go down the escalator or go up. Or somewhere in the bus, or somewhere some kind of thing. That’s why gloves are needed. Masks and gloves are designed to prevent the virus from reaching you.
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Victor ZuevHead of the Department of Microbiology of Latent Infections, Gamalei Institute.
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Compliance with mask and glove regimen helps to protect health. Moreover, Zuev noted that forecasts for the spread of coronavirus depend on the severity with which these rules are followed. In this case, the coronavirus will not disappear anywhere, but will become seasonal, like the flu.
“He will weaken a little in the sense of his contagiousness. He is not very pathogenic. Influenza virus sometimes gives greater mortality than coronavirus. But he is very sticky. This stickiness of his will decrease somewhat. He will remain in our bodies, ”said the professor.
Now in Russia there are 272043 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Beginning May 12, a mask regime was introduced in the Moscow region. In addition to masks, residents of the capital should wear more gloves. Personal protective equipment must be used in all public places. If you ignore the rules face a fine.
