United Nations (UN) Secretary General António GuterresUN Jan 21 UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that the next version of COVID-19 could be worse than Omicron. «We must go into emergency mode in the battle against COVID-19. Omicron is another warning,» he told the General Assembly, saying on the priorities of the international organization in 2022. Guterres added that stopping the spread of the virus around the world should remain on the agenda in the coming year. The Omicron strain of the coronavirus, or B.1.1.529, was found in Botswana and South Africa in November. According to experts, those who have been ill and vaccinated can become infected with it. The new variant has already been identified in 110 countries, including Russia. It spreads faster than the previous «delta» strain and becomes dominant. Vaccination remains the most reliable method of protection. To date, 76,520,849 Russians have been fully vaccinated with two doses, the number of cases among them does not exceed four percent. omicron»
