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It is still too soon to talk about a second wave of the novel coronavirus in Armenia, Doctor of Medicine, Professor Henrik Bakunts told a news conference hosted by the Tovmasyan Charity Foundation on Monday.

“The first wave has not ended yet, the country has not found the measures to prevent the disease,” he said.

The professor reminded that in autumn respiratory infections diseases increase and spread, but in the past years a higher death rate related to the diseases was recorded.

"The deaths were not from infectious diseases, but from the complications caused by them. It is still unclear what complications the coronavirus patients have developed to eliminate them by preventive measures. However, as a doctor, I do not see such events. The most powerful weapon we have is each person's own immune system, with the help of which any virus can be prevented. Not with masks, but with the immune system," the doctor said.

The professor underscores that everything possible should be done to strengthen the immune response.

"There are many ways, starting from very simple ones, but nothing is done. Talks about the second wave all over the world, in my opinion, are part of this program to bring the idea of vaccination closer," Bakunts said.