“In Russia, there have been recorded cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron strain, while, as previously reported, all these cases are currently imported.
Other cases of the disease on the territory of the Russian Federation caused by this strain have not been identified at the moment, ”the ministry quotes RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko told reporters that in Russia “there is an emergence of imported cases of omicron.
He also said that the Ministry of Health will develop new recommendations for the treatment of coronavirus caused by the omicron strain.