According to RIA Novosti, experts called on states to conduct appropriate epidemiological studies and conduct surveillance of animals that may be potential carriers of the virus.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said earlier that the omicron strain of coronavirus began to be detected in mice and rats.
This is its difference from previous versions of COVID-19.
In November 2021, scientists from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Iowa identified hundreds of white-tailed deer in the United States as carrying the coronavirus.