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2026-11-02 13:18:24
[WHO says it has no information on confirmed cases of the new PJ.2.1 strain of COVID-19 in Russia] (1) According to the WHO office in Russia, the WHO has no information on confirmed cases of the new PJ.2.1 strain of COVID-19 in Russia. (2) The WHO office in Russia stated that the WHO has no information on confirmed cases of infection with the new PJ.2.1 strain in Russia; currently, PJ.2.1 accounts for a very small percentage of all circulating strains, and the low sequencing volume of the virus makes it difficult to detect this variant. (3) Previously, Izvestia quoted experts and scientific publications as saying that the PJ.2.1 strain, which is spreading in Canada, the United States and Europe, may have recently entered Russia, or has already spread in Russia but has not yet been detected; the report also stated that compared with previous strains, its ability to invade human cells is significantly enhanced, and it can rapidly accumulate new mutations, thus more effectively evading the immune response.
