In Karelia, a woman who returned from France registered the first case of infection with the omicron coronavirus strain in the republic. About it wrote Minister of Health of the region Mikhail Okhlopkov on his VKontakte page.
Omicron in Karelia. The first case was revealed in a woman who arrived from France. A positive result for “omicron” was transferred to Karelia today from St. Petersburg. The patient has no complaints, her condition is satisfactory, ”he said.
Scientists have evaluated the effect of the omicron strain on the lungs
Omicron-strain of coronavirus was discovered in November in South Africa and Botswana. According to the World Health Organization, by December 22, it was detected in 106 countries of the world.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, announced on December 30 that 103 people fell ill with this variant of the coronavirus in Russia. She clarified that all the patients either recently returned from abroad, or had contact with those who have been abroad. All the lesions, she said, were localized.
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