Virologist admits a slight increase in the incidence of coronavirus in Russia

“Yes, an increase in the incidence is quite possible,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Lukashev added that in some countries of Europe and North America, there is currently an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19.

“Therefore, in a few weeks, an increase in the incidence can be expected in our country.

But, apparently, the numbers will be much lower than they were in the February wave, because collective immunity, although weakening, remains at a fairly high level, ”the virologist added.

Earlier, the head of the scientific group for the development of new diagnostic methods based on sequencing technologies of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Kamil Khafizov, said that the share of stealth omicron exceeded 90% of all detected cases of coronavirus in Russia.