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Samples of a new coronavirus strain “Omicron” was isolated by specialists from the Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology from infected Russian organisms. This was announced by the director of the center, Alexander Gintsburg.
According to the head of the Gamaleya center, samples of the tribe were obtained from citizens who came from abroad. To this end, the organization's specialists went to the medical facility where the patients are and took their swabs.
It has previously been reported that in Russia, the omicron strain of coronavirus was detected in two patients arriving from South Africa. They obtained positive results of the coronavirus PCR test.