He noted that the city has seen a two-fold increase in the incidence of the new strain.
“It is clear that within a month, even faster, there will be a replacement of the Delta strain with the Omicron strain.
This brings with it certain challenges, primarily related to the number of cases, ”RIA Novosti quotes Shlyakhto.
The interlocutor of the publication predicted an overload of the healthcare system.
Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Oleg Ergashev, as reported by kp.ru, announced the tightening of quarantine measures in connection with a sharp increase in the incidence of coronavirus caused by the spread of the Omicron strain.