Experts admitted that in Russia there are more than two cases of omicron strain

The number of people infected with the omicron strain of CORONAVIRUS in RUSSIA may be more than two, but not critical, according to virologists interviewed by RBC.

“There may be not two, but 10-12 infected with the omicron, in my opinion. This is a very small order, we are not talking about thousands or tens of thousands, ”infectionist Nikolai Malyshev told RBC.

Malyshev added that epidemiological surveillance is well established in Russia, cases of infection are being studied. He noted that according to the HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, the Delta strain prevails in Russia. If people say that they are infected with the “omicron”, this is not at all necessary, Malyshev believes. “Someone says that he was infected about three months ago, although there is not even a month since he was detected in South Africa,” said the infectious disease specialist

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“Certainly, there may be more than two infected with the omicron strain in Russia. Moreover, this is almost certainly the case. One can only guess about the number of people infected with the omicron strain in Russia, we are talking about dozens, and possibly hundreds of cases, ”Alexander Chepurnov, head of the laboratory for especially dangerous infections at the Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine, told RBC.

Chepurnov believes that the number of cases is higher than officially detected, because "Rospotrebnadzor" cast a net "for the first time and immediately" caught "two infected with this strain, but before that, planes from South Africa and other countries also flew to Russia.

Chepurnov also notes that very few samples of the virus are being sequenced in Russia. “We would have a better understanding of what is happening. This needs to be done, because we still have a long time to deal with the virus, ”the virologist believes.

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“If the virus came to us, the cases may not be isolated now, they just haven’t been found yet. Found two cases, there may be significantly more. You can’t guess how many, you have to analyze the samples in the laboratory, ”virologist, professor at Moscow State University, DOCTOR of Biology Alexei Agranovsky told RBC.

He also supported the idea of ​​mass sequencing of viral RNA from clinical samples and stressed that it is important to establish the dynamics of the virus from week to week. According to Agranovsky, in Russia such an analysis is carried out in much smaller volumes than in Europe and the usa . The situation with this strain should be clarified in the coming weeks, he said.

Rospotrebnadzor reported two people infected with the omicron strain in Russia. They were identified on December 6 among tourists who returned to Russia from South Africa. The patients were placed in observation rooms. They carry the infection in a mild form, said Minister of HEALTH Mikhail Murashko.

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The omicron strain of coronavirus was first identified in South Africa on November 11. WHO feared that it would be more dangerous than the previous ones due to the high rate of spread. Scientists also questioned whether existing vaccines provide reliable protection against the new strain.

Later it turned out that the omicron strain was more easily tolerated than previous versions of the coronavirus. Most patients get sick in a mild or moderate form. WHO has not recorded a single death from the omicron strain. "Sputnik V" began to adapt to a new strain, said the head of the center. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg.

Vaccination in regions of Russia Number of doses of vaccine applied per 100 population of the region* first dose second dose *May not be equal to the share of the vaccinated population. The operational headquarters includes data on revaccination in the information on vaccination with the first and second dose. At the same time, he does not specify whether people who have been revaccinated once or several times are taken into account. Sources: Coronavirus Operational Headquarters, Rosstat, RBC calculations Data for Russia i