Virologist Altstein – on the treatment of journalists with silver: silver salts are disinfected
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Anatoly Altstein, a virologist and chief employee of the Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, explained to Lente.ru why journalists are treated with silver particles before the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Silver salts, argentum nitricum, are often included in various disinfectants, there is such a thing. They cause a disinfecting effect, ”he said. The virologist suggested that this substance is inexpensive, since it is not used for other purposes, and there is no way to make jewelry out of it.
Earlier, the press secretary of the head of state's affairs manager Elena Krylova said on the air of the Russia-24 TV channel that the media representatives participating in the president's press conference will be treated with silver particles at the entrance to the Manezh as one of the measures taken in the face of the COVID pandemic. nineteen.
The President's big annual press conference will be held on December 23 in person. The event will be attended by 507 media professionals. Usually journalists themselves accredited to the press conference, but this year they were selectively invited by the Kremlin.
