14 cases of infection with the Indian strain of COVID-19 were detected in Russia

At least 14 cases of infection with the Indian strain of CORONAVIRUS have been registered in RUSSIA, Alexander Gorelov, deputy DIRECTOR for research at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, said. it is reported by TASS.

“14 cases of the Indian strain of coronavirus have been officially identified in Russia; perhaps already more, ”the epidemiologist warned.

Earlier, the HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that more than ten cases of infection with the Indian strain were recorded in Russia. According to her, the number of people infected with new strains is growing and this is a “common story”. Popova noted that the most dangerous mutation, common in India, has not yet been found in Russia.