For first time in Russia, COVID-19 “centaur” strain was revealed

In Moscow, doctors found in five coronavirus the fence of Omicron-China Coronavirus Ba.2.75. This strain is known as the “centaur”, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor said.

“Five genomic sequences attributed to the Ba.2.75 (” Centaur “) strain” Omicron “are also loaded into the VGARUS base. The material fence is dated to July. The material is selected in Moscow. In all patients, the disease proceeds in a mild form. Hospitalized among the hospitalized ones. There are no sick people, ”the message said.

“Centaur” is a new subspecies of the Omicron Coronavirus strain. This mutation of coronavirus was discovered in India and at least ten other countries, including the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Great Britain, USA and Canada.