“Infections with the kraken have been identified in Syktyvkar and Ukhta.
This variant of the virus is more contagious than the previous ones," the Komi Ministry of Health told TASS.
On February 3, Rospotrebnadzor reported that the second case of the Kraken variant of COVID-19 was detected in Russia, the patient's disease is mild.
The ministry also noted that Russia is experiencing an increase in the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Economics Today FBA, the incidence rate increased by almost 33% compared to the previous week.