“It is very contagious, it is twice as infectious as the influenza virus, for example, today,” RIA Novosti quotes her.
According to her, a significant part of new patients with coronavirus is infected with the Omicron strain, since it spreads very quickly.
Earlier, Popova said that at the moment there is no data on the possibility of those who have been ill with the omicron strain of coronavirus to get sick with the delta 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.