Siluanov: it is too early to assess the impact of the new coronavirus strain on the Russian economy – Economy and business
MOSCOW, November 30. / TASS /. It is too early to draw conclusions about the danger and impact of the new omicron strain of coronavirus on the Russian economy, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.
“Let’s not panic yet, we need to see what kind of strain it is, how much more dangerous it is than the delta strain,” the Finance Minister told reporters on the sidelines of the VTB Capital investment forum. capital “.!”.
Earlier, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin at the plenary session of the investment forum “VTB Capital” “Russia Calls!” It is stated that the impact of the new strain of coronavirus on the global economy can go according to one of three basic scenarios. One of them may be negative, the second scenario he described as a “false alarm”. Oreshkin described the third scenario as “positive.”
Earlier, scientists from the UK warned about the appearance of a coronavirus in the strain, which contains 32 mutations. Many of the mutations indicate its transmissibility and resistance to vaccines, the strain has more changes in the spike protein than all other COVID-19 variants. The South African National Institute for Infectious Diseases, later also confirmed that the new strain was found in South Africa, with 22 cases to date.