“The dynamics of development and, so to speak, the onset of the Omicron strain has slowed down somewhat, and not only in Russia, but also in a number of European countries,” Popova said, TASS quoted.

According to her, in Russia as a whole, slightly more than 50% of cases of diseases occur in the omicron variant.

Earlier, Popova said that quarantine for people who have been in contact with patients with coronavirus loses its meaning.