Mortality from alcohol has increased in the Russian Federation during the pandemic
News / / January 03, 2021
Head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko speaking at the State Duma statedthat in Russia during the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19 began to die more often from alcohol. He did not provide statistics, but noted that it is based on data from operational monitoring of the mortality rate.
Also Murashko reminded on the initiative of the department to increase the age of selling alcohol from 18 to 21 years. According to him, now from the age of 18, mortality rates increase sharply, especially among men. And this must be fought.
Head of the Ministry of Health, quoted by InterfaxI would not like to make a radical statement now, but I think we need to think about it. Because cutting down on alcohol is, to a certain extent, the way to reduce mortality and morbidity. It is in order not to form a culture of attachment in the future that this can be done today.
In early May, Murashko noted that in conditions of self-isolation, the consumption of alcoholic beverages increased by 2-3%. However, alcohol in your current situation can have a negative effect on your immune system, making you more vulnerable to the virus.
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