The risk of the spread of the new strain of the PJ.2.1 coronavirus around the world increases significantly due to active cross-border movements of people, the Russian office of the World Health Organization told RIA Novosti. "Since its first detection in May 2026, this variant has spread across several continents, and as cross-border movements of people continue, the risk of it entering countries only increases," the World Health Organization said. Experts note that to date, experts do not have confirmed clinical data to indicate that the disease caused by this mutation is more severe compared to other recently identified variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. At the same time, the strain has already arrived in European countries, so there is a possibility of its penetration into Russia. It is possible that it has already spread in our country, while remaining undetected.

The risk of the spread of the new strain of the PJ.2.1 coronavirus around the world increases significantly due to active cross-border movements of people, the Russian office of the World Health Organization told RIA Novosti. "Since its first detection in May 2026, this variant has spread across several continents, and as cross-border movements of people continue, the risk of it entering countries only increases," the World Health Organization said. Experts note that to date, experts do not have confirmed clinical data to indicate that the disease caused by this mutation is more severe compared to other recently identified variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. At the same time, the strain has already arrived in European countries, so there is a possibility of its penetration into Russia. It is possible that it has already spread in our country, while remaining undetected.