This was announced by the Minister of Health of the Republic, Mikhail Okhlopkov.
Omicron in Karelia.
The first case was revealed in a woman who arrived from France.
A positive result for the omicron was transferred to Karelia today from St. Petersburg.
The patient has no complaints, her condition is satisfactory, ”RIA Novosti quotes the Minister of Health of the Republic Mikhail Okhlopkov as saying.
He noted that the Sputnik V vaccine has shown its effectiveness against omicron and urged residents to be vaccinated.
On January 2, it was reported that 18,233 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Russia.