Protsenko assessed the readiness of the healthcare system for a new wave of COVID-19

The Russian healthcare system is ready for a possible new wave of covid-19 in the fall. About this "RIA Novosti" said the chief physician of the hospital in Kommunarka Denis Protsenko.

“We have no fear and no fear of a negative scenario that could potentially unfold in September,” he said.

According to him, over the year and a half of the pandemic, the healthcare system has gained experience, including the experience of reprofiling hospitals.

Earlier, Evgeny Timakov, Candidate of Medical Sciences, vaccinologist, pediatrician, chief physician of the Leader of Medicine medical center, said that in mid-late September there would be a second increase in the incidence of COVID-19. He explained that a huge part of the population, which lost immunity after the first diseases, still remains unvaccinated, and many will return from vacations.