“There have been six cases of infection with the omicron strain in Turkey.

One person was identified in Istanbul and five in Izmir, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Earlier it was reported that 633 cases of the omicron-strain of coronavirus were detected in the UK per day.

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the omicron strain could have a significant impact on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.