Gennady Onishchenko advised parents to wear masks if their children are sick

Epidemiologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko recommended that parents wear medical masks if their child is sick.

Rospotrebnadzor reported an increase in the incidence of ARVI, influenza and COVID-19 by 34% based on the results of the 38th week.

Onishchenko advised a sick adult in the family to either wear a mask or isolate in a separate room so as not to infect the children.

MOSCOW, September 25 - RIA Novosti. Due to the increase in the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections, influenza and COVID-19, parents should wear medical masks in the fall if their child is sick, said epidemiologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko.

Rospotrebnadzor on Thursday published statistics on the incidence of ARVI, influenza and COVID-19 based on the results of the 38th week. According to the agency, 734 thousand cases of disease have been registered in Russia, which is almost 34% higher than the previous week.

“If a child in the family gets sick with a respiratory infection, then, of course, you won’t put a mask on him. He won’t wear it. But adults in this case should wear masks,” Onishchenko told aif.ru.

If an adult is sick and there are children in the family, then he should also wear a mask or isolate himself in a separate room.