An outbreak of the new omicron coronavirus strain in Russia may occur in late January – early February. The forecast about this was announced by the Deputy Head of the Gamaleya Center Denis Logunov.
The scientist on the air of the YouTube channel “Soloviev Live” noted that the “omicron” is spreading quickly, but there are fewer cases of hospitalizations and deaths.
“The downside is that the strain is spreading very quickly, faster than all the previous strains that we have seen. The positive part. The number of hospitalizations among the sick has been reduced and reduced by almost three times, according to different figures from 2.5 to 3 times, ”said Logunov, referring to data from Britain and South Africa.
According to the deputy head of the center. Gamalea, the strain is less pathogenic and “less lethal to laboratory animals.” “We see that animals get sick, lose weight, but at the same time there is zero mortality in animals,” said Logunov, adding that the experiments were carried out on Syrian hamsters and transgenic mice with human ACE receptors.
Officially in Russia, as of December 30, 103 cases of omicron infection were recorded.
Earlier, Logunov doubted the adequacy of statements about the “lightness” of the omicron.
Recall that over the past day in Russia, 17,525 new cases of coronavirus were detected, 783 deaths were recorded.
Source: Rosbalt
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