“Today, according to the preliminary data that we have, it is not necessary to say that the omicron strain is more dangerous, more virulent....
Another thing is that it is more contagious, that is, it is much better, and accordingly, spreads in the population, "RIA Novosti quotes him.
He also added that the number of infected, especially among the unvaccinated, due to the "omicron" can reach very high values.
Gunzburg said earlier that he believed that the new omicron coronavirus strain was of natural origin.