MOSCOW, 12 Aug. The start of the new school year and the return of people from vacations could lead to an intensification of the third wave of COVID-19 in Russia. Sergei Tokarev, the chief freelance specialist of the Ministry of Health for medical prevention of the Ural Federal District, spoke about this in an interview with Ura.ru. it is currently difficult to make any predictions. According to him, the incidence of COVID-19 in the country is «a ladder», and this is cause for concern. Earlier, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that a change in the coronavirus strain contributes to a more aggressive spread of the disease, and noted the third wave of COVID-19 in Russia. An infectious disease specialist described the future of the coronavirus