Amiran Gamkrelidze: The 7-day incidence rate shows that we’ve crossed the peak, but these are the first signs and not enough reason to calm down

The 7-day incidence rate shows that we’ve crossed the peak and the number of new cases has already begun to decline. These are the first signs and not enough reason to calm down, - Amiran Gamkrelidze, Head of the National Center for Disease Control, told journalists after the meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council.

According to him, the small positive trend is conditioned by the restrictions imposed at the end of November.

"We analyzed the data of the last week and it is an important trend. The positivity decreased from 28 to 20%. The rate of positivity is declining, which is a sign that there has been a certain downward trend in the rate of infection. These are the first signs and this is conditioned by the restrictions imposed at the end of November. The 7-day incidence rate shows that we crossed the peak and the number of new cases has already begun to decline. These are the first signs and there is no reason to calm down. This is not enough. If we achieve 90-95% rate of wearing a mask, the infection rate will be radically reduced," Gamkrelidze said.