Sergey Netesov, a fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences, offered a forecast about when the coronavirus incidence might ease within the Russian Federation. The assessment appeared in a report labeled News.
Looking at how COVID-19 trends shifted across Western Europe, Netesov suggested that Russia could see its peak decline within the coming one to two weeks, based on observed dynamics in the region.
He explained that Russia tends to lag Europe by two to three weeks in changes to case numbers, and that the country has likely followed a nearly parallel trajectory with Turkey, where recent weeks may have introduced the virus as well.
Netesov also noted that conducting PCR tests is more challenging in Russia than in many European nations.
In his view, PCR testing on the street, in temporary tents, is common in several Western European countries, with only a passport needed to access testing in those settings.
The academic highlighted a tendency toward underreporting of COVID-19 cases in Russia, arguing that the official diagnostic data probably underrepresents the true situation compared with reality.
Elena Malinnikova, who leads the Department of Virology at the Russian Academy of Continuing Professional Education and holds the Doctor of Medical Sciences title, stated that the most prevalent illnesses in the fall of 2022 would be influenza and coronavirus infection.