The new ohomikron-strain of coronavirus infection has already been identified already in 38 countries of the world, but Delta strain remains dominant. This was stated by the head of the Technical Group of Emergency Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) Maria Van Kerkhov, the quotation leads RIA Novosti.
It is noted that the main growth of infections is observed in Africa.
previously it became known that two of the Russians who arrived from South Africa revealed a positive PCR test for COVID-19, the strain still has to find out. All flight flight passengers will be isolated for 14 days.
Strain under the code B.1.1.529, which was assigned the name Omicron, was identified in South Africa on November 11. The country’s Minister said that it is easily transferred to patients who have been vaccinated, however, according to available data, it can be avoided by immunity by other virus options.