Plot The spread of a new strain of coronavirus “omicron”
The Ministry of Health of Peru reported that four cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus “omicron” have been identified in the republic, RIA Novosti reports.
“Four cases of the omicron variant have been identified in Peru,” the ministry said in a statement.
These cases are monitored by the National Institute of Health (INS).
It is noted that there is a possibility of detecting the strain “omicron” in two more people.
Earlier, American leader Joe Biden expressed the opinion that a new variant of COVID-19, called omicron, will soon begin to spread in the United States much faster.
WHO Special Representative for the fight against COVID-19, David Nabarro, in turn, said that the number of infected with the new strain of omicron is doubling every two to three days.