Russian Defence Ministry: a variety of coronavirus with an 80% mortality rate has been created in the United States. According to him, in October, Boston University created an artificial pathogen of coronavirus infection based on ‘omicron’ and the original ‘Wuhan’ strain. ‘The modified laboratory-created virus obtained by the Americans caused the death of 80% of diseased model animals with the development of atypical neurological symptoms and severe lung damage, ‘Kirillov said .

He noted that the conduct of such an experiment indicates the absence in the United States of a system of state control over R&D in the field of genetic engineering and synthetic biology. On September 19, Kirillov announced that the United States was building up its military biological potential.