Protsenko with the words “Guys, are you serious?” appealed to the critics of the lockdown

According to the doctor, weekends without a holiday will be repeated untiluntil citizens develop collective immunity Denis Protsenko

Denis Protsenko, chief physician of the hospital in Kommunarka, said on his Telegram channel that long weekends are needed not for rest, but to fight the coronavirus infection. He stated that, as a doctor, he cannot accept the position of those who want to quickly return to normal life without any restrictions.

"Guys, are you serious? Don't you want to understand that these 11 days of respite in the capital are just an opportunity to disrupt several infection cycles? Today, a real war is going on in the red zone in hospitals across the country, look at the number of free beds and a lot will fall into place, ”Protsenko wrote.

“Weekends turn out to be non-weekends, there will be no holiday,” he said. According to Protsenko, there are several reasons for this. “The miracle did not happen, the pandemic did not evaporate, antivaxers and other principled fighters against elementary security measures are making their significant contribution to the development of the epidemiological situation,” he said.

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“Such “weekends” will be repeated again and again until we develop collective immunity, until we turn on our heads and start respecting the people around us: wear masks in public places, do not come to work with symptoms of SARS,” he said. Protsenko.

The head physician of the hospital in Kommunarka also noted that citizens have no alternatives: either go get vaccinated or develop their own immunity after having been ill with the coronavirus. “With the second option, everything is less predictable and controllable than with the first,” he said.

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Non-working days in Russia are declared from October 30 to November 7. In some regions, additional measures have been introduced or deadlines have been extended. So, in Moscow, the weekend will begin on October 28. Cafes and restaurants will only be open for takeaway, cinemas and concert halls will be closed, entrance to museums and theaters will be possible only upon presentation of a QR code received by those who have been vaccinated or have been ill within the last six months.

According to the federal operational headquarters, over the past 24 hours, another 8,166 people have been recognized as infected in Moscow, which was the maximum figure since June 26. 79 people died per day, which was also the maximum since the summer.