The Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2 is now the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States
“I’ve decided that we’re going to be cautious – make sure there is no travel to and from South Africa and six other countries in that region and – except for American citizens who are able to come back. But we don’t know a lot about the variant except that it is of great concern; it seems to spread rapidly,” Mr Biden said at the time.
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