"Let's not panic yet," RIA Novosti quoted Siluanov as saying.
The minister noted that "we need to see what kind of strain it is, how much more dangerous it is than the delta strain."
“Then it will already be possible to draw conclusions about the measures that have been taken in our country this year and in past years in terms of ensuring the health and life of people, so that the impact of this strain on our citizens and the economy is less.
Therefore, let's look at the doctors' opinion and take action, ”he added.
According to data as of November 30, 32,648 cases of coronavirus were registered in Russia per day.
In total, 9,636,881 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country since the beginning of the epidemic.
Virologist Yevgeny Timakov, in an interview with FAN, gave a forecast regarding the situation with COVID-19 before the New Year holidays.