The new type of coronavirus “Pirola” (BA.2.86) has not yet manifested itself in Russia. Speaking to socialbites.ca, Rospotrebnadzor said that there is not a single person infected with this type of Covid-19 pathogen in the country.
Previously, the ministry had announced that the Pirola variant, which stands out with a number of new mutations, would be more contagious compared to the Omicron type.
At the same time, Rospotrebnadzor noted that special tests for the detection of “Pyrrole” are already ready in Russia.
Representatives of the agency believe that the increase in cases due to the Pirola strain will be weaker than the wave caused by the emergence of Omicron, because the new variant, unlike its predecessor, cannot completely evade immune defenses. This was shown by the results of laboratory tests in China and Sweden.
Virologist Sergei Netesov, formerly Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences said “socialbites.ca” about a possible increase in the autumn in cases of coronavirus associated with the “Pirola” strain.