Zhirinovsky was diagnosed with Omicron, he has been in the hospital since February 2

LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky was hospitalized with COVID-19 , he was diagnosed with an omicron strain, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Health reported, RIA Novosti reports.

The politician has been in the Central Clinical Hospital since February 2, his condition is stable.

Earlier, RBC and URA.RU sources reported that Zhirinovsky was connected to a ventilator. One of the interlocutors of RBC said that the condition of the head of the Liberal Democratic Party is critical.

The fact that Zhirinovsky was hospitalized was reported on Wednesday by sources from Interfax, RIA Novosti and RBC. The Telegram channel Mash wrote that the politician had bilateral pneumonia due to the coronavirus, 50-70% of his lungs were affected. The interlocutor of Interfax also spoke about the “serious” damage to the lungs.