23 Jun 2021 16:27

Deputy PM Golikova: currently no cases of Delta Plus strain of Covid-19 in Russia

MOSCOW. June 23 (Interfax) - Russia currently does not have cases of the Delta Plus strain of Covid-19, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said, adding that a specific feature of the Delta Plus variant is that the body of vaccinated people or those who have recovered from Covid-19 produces lower levels of antibodies capable of neutralizing it.

"We do not have it at the moment, but a specific feature of this mutation is that the body of those who have recovered from Covid-19 or vaccinated people produces lower levels of antibodies to it," Golikova said at the president's meeting with government members.