This is reported by AFP agencies.

“It is likely that the region is nearing the end of the pandemic,” the report said.

Earlier, World Health Organization (WHO) expert Maria van Kerkhove said that variants of the coronavirus could appear in the world that would be more infectious than the Omicron strain.

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.