"FMBA of Russia has registered a test system for detecting the omicron strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus," the message says.
It is noted that this test system helps to most accurately identify the omicron and delta strains in an hour and a half.
Earlier, the doctor of medical sciences, immunologist, specialist in especially dangerous infections Vladislav Zhemchugov commented on reports of the emergence of new strains of coronavirus.
Professor of Virology at the Gamaleya Center Anatoly Altstein, in an interview with NSN, commented on the situation with the omicron strain.