The WHO spoke about the level of danger of the COVID-19 strain identified in Russia

“With regard to AT.1, based on the available data, it was determined that this option does not present a risk at the global level and thus no longer meets the criteria for it to remain on the monitoring list,” the organization noted.

At the same time, the WHO added that the list of strains for monitoring can be replenished or reduced at any time.

Earlier it was reported that WHO removed the Russian strain of COVID-19 AT.1 from the watch list.

There are currently 13 strains of coronavirus on the watch list that require further study.

Vitaly Zverev, a microbiologist, scientific director of the Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in an interview with URA.RU, emphasized the importance of achieving population immunity from coronavirus in the world.