View of Lenin Square at the intersection of Karl Marx Avenue and Peterburgskaya Street in Petrozavodsk S.-PETERSBURG, 2 Jan . The first case of omicron infection was detected in Karelia in a woman who returned from France, said the Minister of Health of the republic Mikhail Okhlopkov. “Omicron in Karelia. The first case was detected in a woman who arrived from France. A positive result for omicron was transferred to Karelia today from St. Petersburg . The patient has no complaints, her condition is satisfactory, «he wrote on his page in the social network» VKontakte «. 
Okhlopkov noted that the Sputnik V vaccine had shown its effectiveness against omicron and urged residents to be vaccinated. The World Health Organization at the end of November classified a new variant of the coronavirus discovered in South Africa as causing concern. Strain B.1.1.529 WHO named the Greek letter «omicron». -nineteen
