"WHO expects it will take several weeks to understand what the emergence of a new option means and how it will affect diagnostics, treatment and vaccines," TASS was quoted as saying.
Earlier it was reported that the WHO has identified a new strain of coronavirus as causing concern.
On November 25, it became known that scientists have identified a new strain of coronavirus in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, which could potentially become the most dangerous variant of the coronavirus.
It was named B.1.1.529 and has an “incredibly high” number of mutations.
Kirill Masliev, the head of preventive medicine at EMC, founder of the Heroi Foundation for the support of medical workers, Ph.D.