"There is a lot of time until May ... If we now do what we need to do, then by that time it will have to stop," Onishchenko is quoted as saying by TASS.

In his opinion, today there is no reason for panic and the introduction of non-working days, since vaccines against the new coronavirus infection have already been created.

Earlier, Onishchenko called the pandemic a test of the healthcare system around the world.

Infectious disease doctor, doctor of medical sciences Nikolay Malyshev, in an interview with Nation News, recalled the importance of adhering to preventive measures against the background of the detection of the omicron coronavirus strain.