“The first two cases of omicron have been identified in the Krasnodar Territory,” TASS cites a statement.

Earlier it became known that the first six cases of infection with the Omicron coronavirus strain were detected in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

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".