Each fifth medic in Moscow who have been tested for coronavirus antibodies has immunity to the infection, chief of Russia’s sanitary watchdog Anna Popova said.
"As of today, we have tested more than 3,200 people with the use of the domestic testing system," she said at a government meeting on the coronavirus situation in Russia.
"And the first results have demonstrated that 20% of them have immunity. It is acquired immunity," TASS cited her as saying.
To date, a total of 93,558 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 8,456 patients having recovered from the virus. Russia’s latest data indicates 867 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.
