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Russian sanitary watchdog sees no grounds for beginning of new coronavirus pandemic

"However, our main task is to be ready for any developments as the virus mutates and it will continue mutating," head of the service Anna Popova said in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum

VLADIVOSTOK, September 8. /TASS/. The Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing currently sees no grounds for beginning of a new coronavirus pandemic, though it is necessary to be ready for any developments due to the virus’ mutation, head of the service Anna Popova said in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

"We see no grounds for a new coronavirus pandemic now. However, our main task is to be ready for any developments as the virus mutates and it will continue mutating," she said.

The Eastern Economic Forum took place on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok on September 3-6. The main theme of the EEF this year was ‘Far East 2030. Combining strengths to create new potential’.

The EEF is one of the largest international conferences in Russia. It has been held in the Primorsky Region’s Russky Island in Vladivostok since 2015. The forum's objectives and goals include promoting the accelerated growth of Russia’s Far East region; assessing its potential for exports; expanding international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region; showcasing the investment appeal of the region, its steadily progressing territories, and the Vladivostok free port.

The Roscongress Foundation has served as the Forum’s organizer since 2016. TASS is the general information partner of the EEF.

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