People working in this field around the world expect the second wave. Such a statement made today the Deputy Director of the National Center for Disease Control.

“The likeliness of a second wave is not only our opinion. People working in this field around the world expect the second wave and this is primarily based on old experience, such as the 1918 pandemic, as well as the 2009 pandemic. Both of these pandemics had second waves, which were quite significant during the second season of winter.

In 1918 the second wave was even stronger than the first wave. There is a probability of everything, but most likely it will occur, and if the population does not follow the rules, it will occur sooner.

As for the restrictions, they were not lifted prematurely. It is now important how each of us and businesses will behave”, - concluded Paata Imnadze.