He announced this on his Instagram.
“A new strain of coronavirus “omicron” has already been identified in eight residents of Ingushetia.
Two patients are on inpatient treatment, six are being observed on an outpatient basis,” Kalimatov wrote.
He also noted that in the region, according to the forecast of Rospotrebnadzor, a rapid increase in the incidence of coronavirus is expected by the end of January.
Earlier it was reported that in Moscow on January 18, 1241 cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus "omicron" were recorded.
In December, infectious disease specialist Dr. med. Nikolai Malyshev, in an interview with Nation News, recalled the importance of following preventive measures against the background of the detection of "omicron".