"The virus which claims people's lives these days was discovered in 2019. In general the immunity is not long-lasting for all the types of coronaviruses, it frequently does not protect from reinfection. Unfortunately there is no immunity for COVID-19," he said commenting on the statements that 70% of people have allegedly overcome coronavirus which appeared in 1965.
He said coronaviruses have 40 types.
"Atypical pneumonia is also a coronavirus, Middle East respiratory syndrome is also a coronavirus. The first virus of this type was discovered in 1965, but it was not COVID-19, ”Abayev said.
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