Rospotrebnadzor reported that the Stratus strain of COVID-19 is not new.

Rospotrebnadzor reported that the Stratus strain of COVID-19 is not new.

The version of the coronavirus COVID-19 "Stratus", which, according to media reports, Russian tourists in Kazakhstan began to fall ill en masse, is not a fundamentally new strain and has been observed by experts since January last year, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor reported on Friday. "Regarding the reports that appeared in a number of media according to which "Russian tourists began to fall ill en masse from the new strain of COVID-19 "Stratus" in Kazakhstan", Rospotrabendzor draws attention to the need for a correct interpretation of the available data.