Health worker. File photoNOVOSIBIRSK, Jan 27 The first cases of the new strain of the omicron coronavirus have been detected in the Novosibirsk region, the fifth wave of the pandemic in the region has started, Governor of the Novosibirsk region Andrey Travnikov told reporters on Thursday. the wave of the pandemic started in the Novosibirsk region. Moreover, it can be noted, despite the small volumes of sequencing, that the new Omicron strain is spreading throughout Siberia, including the Novosibirsk region. «Delta» is also present, this can be seen from the appeals of the population and hospitalizations, «- the governor said. Travnikov noted that it is already clear that the Omicron strain infects children more actively. In addition, it spreads more actively than previous strains. A feature of the new wave, according to him, will be a large load on the outpatient link of medicine — the load on polyclinics and call centers is already growing. The authorities of the region, according to him, have prepared for a possible increase in the number of patients.
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