Professor Matulis: If we didn’t block the coronavirus, about 3 percent would die. society – 90 thousand people

At the beginning of the program, when the teacher asked him where people are still contagious most frequently, the interlocutor mentioned closed spaces.

“It has already been shown that the main infections continue to occur indoors, in confined spaces, they can be vehicles, it can be where there are greater congestions, larger groups of people. There will always be a higher chance of getting infected, “the show said. Delphi Day says the teacher.

“The closer and longer they are next to each other, the more likely they are to become infected,” he added.

Ensures that masks help

In July, up to 223 scientists wrote a letter to the World Health Organization saying that the virus was spreading faster in the air than previously thought.

“There were very different opinions that the main spread is only by sneezing with air droplets, that is, if you cough, sneeze and those droplets come out, but the droplets can be my droplets, they can be extremely small droplets. And it is not clear if there is already a particle, because 100 million of them are filtered when you dig, you cannot calculate how big those drops would be, “said the professor in the program.

The use of masks is still the subject of considerable debate at this time. Some believe that only they can help protect themselves, others, on the contrary, believe that masks cannot help. According to the professor, the experience of other countries shows that the masks still helped control the spread of the virus.

“Now the experience of the world shows how China has managed to control and the United States has failed to control. And if we look at how China did it, they did it by drastic means: we put on masks, we saw them trying to spit or portray something in public, to protest something, but it came from behind, we put a stick, a bag on our head and everything – hands behind Backwards, and such strict measures have helped to control it ”, considers the professor.

Teacher: This is a great challenge for us.

According to him, the masks do not guarantee that we do not really get infected with the virus, but they still help a lot.

“The masks are really very reducing, they never guarantee one hundred percent, but they greatly reduce the chances of getting infected. The probability can be reduced by 70 percent or more. First of all, respect your neighbors by donning a mask because you are much less likely to sniff yourself automatically. The bigger the drops, the better they will hold, so I’m not really cut off. Sometimes, if you talk to a person, you feel that drops almost fall on you, then that kind of thing will definitely not happen, and even in the case of the smallest, it will also take much longer to infect you, ”he says.

Also, many people complain that the masks are very uncomfortable, especially in summer. The interlocutor agrees, but urges to see the doctors: they have to wear masks all day.

“It is a great challenge for us, we will probably live with this virus for many years. Or maybe even a decade and then you will have to learn and wear masks exactly. Over time, it will become clear what the touch is, what the distances are, what is more accurate, when the probability is really low and when not, ”says the professor.

Cases are difficult to identify

It is true that the coronavirus situation is currently reported to be deteriorating rapidly in almost Europe. In other words, the situation varies greatly from one country to another.

“It just came to our attention then. Certainly there are no miracles, perhaps in the same way that many less infected have reached other countries. And when there is a smaller number, then there is a smaller margin. And then it seems that people from other places I might not be wearing masks and there is nothing here yet. It’s just a matter of time and a matter of success, when will someone pass by, when, who will infect what, when will they visit the largest of the largest meetings and suddenly you will see that the Chimneys are spreading and you still need to wear masks. And here it is clear that it is difficult. It is very difficult for epidemiologists to identify all these cases, “says the professor.

“And children now know that the more they transmit and have fewer symptoms, the younger, the smoother the form. When it comes to these people, it is much more difficult to say where they were infected, ”said D. Matulis.

The program also asked if there was a high probability of infecting another person just by passing through the store. According to the professor, this is quite unlikely.

“Even so, we know very well that in the first days after being infected, there is almost no virus, it would even be difficult for that person to infect another.”

Mortality around 3 percent.

There are also more and more people who believe that the recovery from the virus was due to the summer and the relaxation of the people. It is true that the teacher does not want to agree with this point of view.

“No, it seems to me that everything went on time, quite logically and really neither too fast nor too slow. And now I think there is a quite logical solution to the dilemma of how much to allow the economy to work, ”says the professor.

Many also complain that other diseases, such as cancer and other deadly diseases, appear to be neglected during the period when the coronavirus is spreading. According to the professor, it is necessary to pay close attention to the coronavirus, because if we do not block it, about 3 percent of the entire society would die.

“If we don’t block that virus, we can clearly see that about 3 percent of the entire population would die.” It would be 90 thousand. In Lithuania ”, says the professor.