Biologist Zinovkin commented on the course of a simultaneous illness with an omicron strain and influenza

“As far as infections that overlap, that’s already bad news.

There has been scientific work where scientists have infected mice with the flu and COVID-19.

And against the background of the coronavirus infection, the flu gave bad complications that were incompatible with life.

The overlap of infections can lead to an increase in mortality, ”Zinovkin said in an interview with Sputnik.

He also noted the low mortality rates for Omicron infection compared to other strains of COVID-19.

Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that the first symptoms of the omicron strain of coronavirus are similar to SARS.

Infectious disease doctor Nikolai Malyshev, in an interview with Nation News, recalled the importance of following preventive measures against the background of the detection of the omicron coronavirus strain.