The head of the WHO said that 23 countries reported the identification of the omicron strain

“At least 23 countries in five WHO regions have reported the identification of a new strain.

And we believe that their number will grow, "RIA Novosti Gebreyesus quotes.

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov commented on the situation with the spread of a new strain of coronavirus in the world.

Virologist Yevgeny Timakov, in an interview with FAN, gave a forecast regarding the situation with COVID-19 before the New Year holidays.