A new strain of coronavirus may appear in Russia in the near future now the PJ.2.1 version is actively spreading in the US, Canada and Europe. Izvestia, quoting an expert, writes that a variant of the virus is probably already circulating in the country, but has not yet been identified. The expert noted that under the conditions of modern international travel, COVID strains can spread between countries within a few days. He also said that this version of the corona virus should not be considered a harbinger of a new dangerous wave. Despite the large number of mutations, there is no reason to regard this as more dangerous than other versions of the infection. Rospotrabendzor, in turn, said that the new strain of COVID may spread more intensively. Photo: Natalia Gubernaturova.

A new strain of coronavirus may appear in Russia in the near future now the PJ.2.1 version is actively spreading in the US, Canada and Europe. Izvestia, quoting an expert, writes that a variant of the virus is probably already circulating in the country, but has not yet been identified. The expert noted that under the conditions of modern international travel, COVID strains can spread between countries within a few days. He also said that this version of the corona virus should not be considered a harbinger of a new dangerous wave. Despite the large number of mutations, there is no reason to regard this as more dangerous than other versions of the infection. Rospotrabendzor, in turn, said that the new strain of COVID may spread more intensively. Photo: Natalia Gubernaturova.