MOSCOW, February 2. /TASS/. The coronavirus pandemic is not over yet, as the virus has not vanished, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Alexander Gintsburg said.

"Mikhail Albertovich (Murashko, Russian Health Minister - TASS) in his speech, I think, has correctly pointed out that the recent pandemic, in fact - the ongoing one, because the pathogen has not gone anywhere, has given a powerful impetus to many technological innovations in healthcare and science," he said at the Health Day at the Russia International Exhibition and Forum.

The "Russia" International Exhibition and Forum takes place from November 4, 2023 to April 12, 2024 at VDNKh in Moscow. It was organized to demonstrate the country’s significant achievements in various economic sectors, and all 89 Russian regions are present with expositions. TASS is the general information agency of the forum.