Rospotrebnadzor responded to reports about the Delta Plus strain in Russia

Rospotrebnadzor is checking a report about the appearance in RUSSIA of the first person infected with the newest strain of the Delta Plus CORONAVIRUS. This was reported by the press service of Rospotrebnadzor, RIA Novosti reports.

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“Such statements are often not confirmed after scientific examination,” the report says.

In Russia, the first case of infection with the Delta Plus strain was revealed Society

The first infected in Russia was reported to Fontanka by the deputy DIRECTOR of the Research Institute of Influenza. Smorodintsev on scientific work Daria Danilenko. According to the expert, it is most likely an imported case. Isolated cases of infection with this strain have also been recorded in the United States , Great Britain and other countries, Danilenko added.

The delta plus strain is a variation of the Indian variant delta. The World HEALTH Organization (WHO) believes that the Indian strain is twice as contagious as the original (Wuhan) variant. It is tentatively assumed that it may also increase the risk of severe disease. The first cases of infection with the delta plus mutation became known earlier this week.

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