The head of the European Commission said that by January the omicron-strain may become dominant in the EU

During her speech in Strasbourg, she noted that the number of confirmed cases of infection doubles every two to three days.

"It's very fast.

We were informed that omicron could become the dominant strain in Europe by mid-January, "the head of the European Commission TASS quotes.

At the same time, according to von der Leyen, currently the increase in cases is still due to the spread of the delta strain.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control previously reported that the omicron variant could account for more than half of all coronavirus infections in the European Union in the coming months.

The European Commission said that the EU countries should be ready to introduce any travel restrictions due to the omicron strain of the coronavirus.