There is a clear threat of a repeated surge of COVID-19, if the virus is not stopped, it can become destructive, Hans Kluge, the WHO Regional Director for Europe told an online briefing.
"The second wave is not inevitable, but more and more countries are lifting restrictions, there is a clear threat of a repeat surge of the COVID infection; if these spikes are not stopped, the second wave may come, and it can become very destructive," Kluge said.
He noted that "today our situation is no better than it was at the beginning of the year."
"We still do not have any vaccine or treatment for the COVID," he stressed.
Russian experts did not rule out the possibility of a second wave of the coronavirus.
According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, the second wave of the coronavirus infection may be during the rise of SARS, it is possible that in the fall there will be an increase in the incidence of the COVID-19.
Kluge also stressed that the World Health Organization is grateful to Russian partners for their contribution to the organization's operational work to combat the coronavirus.
"We continue to support countries in addressing issues such as COVID patient management, laboratory diagnostics, epidemiology, epidemiological surveillance, logistics and material supplies," he said.
"I am grateful to our partners in the Russian Federation, Germany, Great Britain and Poland for their contribution to our operational work. For providing medical service teams, mobile laboratories and specialists," Kluge said.
Russian military physicians provided assistance to Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia in the fight against the COVID-19.
In total, Russian specialists have disinfected 140 localities abroad, more than 3 million square meters of surfaces of buildings and structures, as well as about 1 million square meters of squares and roads.
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has spread almost all over the world. According to the latest WHO data, there are almost 6.2 million infected people, 376 thousand of them died.
In Russia, the number of cases of infection exceeded 432 thousand, 5215 people died, and almost 196 thousand cured.
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