WHO: Omicron strain identified in 110 countries of the world

It is emphasized that this variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the "delta", but it may be less severe.

“As of December 22, omicron has been identified in 110 countries in all six WHO regions,” RIA Novosti quoted the organization as saying.

Earlier, the head of the Gamaleya Center of the Russian Ministry of Health, Alexander Gintsburg, said that the omicron coronavirus strain is spreading more strongly in the population.

Ancha Baranova, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor at the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University, in an interview with URA.RU, suggested that people who have lost their sense of smell due to coronavirus are more prone to prolonged postcoid syndrome.