During the day in Russia, the smallest number of new cases of COVID-19 was detected since October 13

In total, 9,895,597 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country since the beginning of the epidemic, the operational headquarters said.

During the day, 1179 people with coronavirus infection died.

1182 patients died the day before.

The total number of deaths was 284,823.

Over the entire period of the epidemic in the country, 8,602,067 patients have been cured of COVID-19.

During the day, 36,976 people recovered, the day before - 34,615.

The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that it was "completely premature" to remove the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus in Russia.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that an increase in the incidence of coronavirus infection was noted in 11 Russian regions.

Nikolay Malyshev, infectious disease doctor, doctor of medical sciences, in an interview with Nation News recalled the importance of adhering to preventive measures against the background of detecting omicron cases.

Georgy Bazykin, professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, biologist, told RT about the features of the omicron strain of coronavirus.

According to the scientist, there are indeed many common point mutations in the omicron.