“We need a little more time.
It is too early to give any definite recommendations in connection with the spread of the omicron strain, - Interfax quotes Kluge's words at a briefing.
He noted that at the moment WHO has only preliminary information about the effectiveness of existing measures against the new strain.
According to him, the delta strain is still prevalent in the European region.
Earlier it became known that the number of cases of the omicron-strain of coronavirus detected in Europe approached 6.5 thousand.
RAS Corresponding Member Sergei Netesov, in an interview with NSN, said that all the features of the omicron are still being investigated.