Six Scotland residents contract omicron coronavirus

"Four cases have been identified in the Lanarkshire area and two in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area", - the Scottish government website said in a statement.

Doctors are finding out how the sick could have become infected with this strain, and also establish the circle of people with whom the sick have been in contact in recent weeks.

"There is still a lot to be learned about the Omicron variant. Questions remain about its severity, transmission, and response to treatment or vaccines. Scientists are working at a pace to provide additional information. Until more is known, we must exercise caution and do everything we can to minimize the risk of the spread of the infection, "Health Minister Humza Yusuf said in a statement.

Recall that a new strain of coronavirus was discovered earlier in South Africa. The World Health Organization gave it the name omicron, after the letter of the Greek alphabet. The organization decided to give names to new strains according to this principle in order to avoid naming mutations for those countries or cities where they were first detected. For example, the Indian strain is referred to as the "delta" strain.

The chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, said earlier that the new omicron strain in its danger can be as terrible as the Ebola virus and as infectious as the delta strain. European Commission earlier called on suspend flights to southern Africa after it became known about the spread of a new strain there. Patients with this strain have already been identified in the UK, Israel, Belgium and Hong Kong.