But in general, the most important factor that will allow removing mask restrictions is the presence of collective immunity, RIA Novosti reports.

Without masks, I really hope we will walk when we get herd immunity, when the number of infections will sharply decrease, because we must carry out the very vaccination with you. Tatiana Golikova.

At the same time, the representative of the authorities also noted that today Russia is “in a period of stabilization and decline.” It, according to Golikova, has been running since December 2020.