MOSCOW, Jan 25 71 out of 85 regions of Russia officially confirmed cases of human infection with omicron , according to RIA Novosti data. On Monday, the operational headquarters reported that in the structure of detected COVID-19, «delta» is 51.7 percent, «omicron» and other non-dominant options — 48.3 percent.
The infectious disease specialist told who is predisposed to infection with «omicron»Yesterday, ten regions of the Central Federal District did not confirm the discovery of a new strain, on Tuesday morning there were six of them. At the same time, the Tula, Ivanovo and Kursk regions suggested that «omicron» is already circulating in them and will be detected in the near future. In addition to them, the Kostroma, Tver and Belgorod regions did not record a new strain in the center of Russia. In the north-west of the country and in Siberia, there is one subject left where the «omicron» has not yet reached — these are the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Novosibirsk region. 
November 30, 2021, 11:15 AM districts have already reported the detection of «omicron». Botswana and South Africa last 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 gradually becomes dominant. Vaccination remains the most reliable way to protect against coronavirus. According to the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko, the proportion of seriously ill patients with COVID-19 is less than 0.03 percent, while the vast majority of patients in hospitals are unvaccinated. The vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 has already received 70 percent of the adult population of Russia. Pfizer vs. Omicron StrainInfographicView
