Vektor told about the development of a test capable of detecting the coronavirus strain

This was stated by the director of the "Vector" center Rinat Maksyutov in an interview with Naila Asker-zade on the channel "Russia 1".

"In the scientific organizations of Rospotrebnadzor, test systems have additionally been developed that not only allow detecting all variants of SАRS-CoV-2, but also additionally differentiate the variant" omicron ", - RIA Novosti Maksyutov quotes.

The test systems are now undergoing laboratory studies, he explained.

Earlier, the operational headquarters for the prevention of the importation and spread of a new coronavirus infection in Russia reported that unvaccinated people with risk factors are more difficult to tolerate the disease with the omicron strain.