At the Center. Gamalei called the timing of the rise in the incidence of "omicron"

Deputy DIRECTOR of the Center. Gamalei Denis Logunov predicted an increase in the number of people infected with the omicron strain at the end of January - beginning of February

Experts expect an increase in the number of people infected with the omicron variant of the CORONAVIRUS in late January - early February, said the deputy director of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. N. F. Gamalei Denis Logunov on the air of the Soloviev Live YouTube channel.

“I am absolutely sure that by the end of January - at the beginning of February we will also have a significant increase in the incidence of the Omicron strain,” he said.

Virologist spoke about the ability of "omicron" to combine with other strains

A new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - B.1.1.529 - was identified in South Africa last fall. The World HEALTH Organization (WHO) has declared it a cause of concern and has given it the name omicron. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in December that this strain is spreading faster than others and infecting those who have been ill and vaccinated.

In RUSSIA, the first cases of "omicron" were registered on December 6. By the end of the month, more than a hundred infected people had already been discovered, Rospotrebnadzor reported. Among those infected are those who have recently returned from abroad or have been in contact with patients.