The authorities will discuss the postponement of the forum in Sochi against the backdrop of the spread of "omicron"

The authorities have thought about postponing the dates of the investment forum in Sochi to a later date due to the epidemiological situation. The discussion of the possible transfer of RBC was confirmed by a source close to one of the ministries. Two sources in large Russian banks are also familiar with such plans of the government.

The press service of the government told RBC that to date no decisions have been made to postpone the forum.

The investment forum has been held in Sochi annually since 2007. In 2016, it was named the Russian Investment Forum. It is supervised by the HEAD of government, unlike the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) and the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), which are supervised by the president. In 2020 and 2021, the RIF was decided to be postponed due to the CORONAVIRUS pandemic.

RUSSIA has about two weeks to prepare for a new blow from the coronavirus pandemic, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with government members on January 12. In the coming weeks, due to the spread of the omicron strain, an increase in the number of new cases is expected, the figures can reach six-digit numbers, Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy DIRECTOR for clinical and analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, predicted in the middle of the week: “Given that local transmission of the virus has already begun , a significant increase in the number of cases is expected over the coming weeks, as this virus is more contagious than the delta variant, and the incubation period is shorter. To members of the coordinating council to combat the spread of covid-19Prime Minister Mikhail Mishutin instructed to prepare additional proposals to prevent the spread of the omicron strain in Russia.