She spoke about this on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid.

"Of course, there is such a fear, but I hope that this strain will not be as dangerous as it seems now, and will not lead to even more serious consequences," RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

She noted that Russia has a list of countries with which regular flights have been resumed.

“Accordingly, our citizens can fly to these countries, if, of course, the country is ready to receive for tourism purposes.

At the same time, we ask tourists to carefully assess the current situation, take into account the recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ”Doguzrva said.

Earlier, the WHO said that they do not yet have data on deaths from the new omicron coronavirus strain.

According to Rospotrebnadzor as of November 30, no omicron coronavirus strain has been identified in Russia.