This is evidenced by data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is noted that the number of deaths in patients with COVID-19 has reached 5,551,314.
Earlier it was reported that the number of new cases of coronavirus in the world increased by 20% in the week from January 10 to 16 compared to the previous period.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that with the current rate of vaccination and the uneven distribution of vaccines, more than 100 countries will not be able to vaccinate 70% of their population by mid-2022.
An immunologist, candidate of medical sciences Nikolai Kryuchkov, in an interview with URA.RU, spoke about the properties of the omicron coronavirus strain.