Omicron Variant

“President Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to panic about the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and said the United States was making contingency plans with pharmaceutical companies if new vaccines are needed. Biden said the country would not go back to lockdowns to stop the spread of Omicron…

“Omicron has prompted countries across the globe including the United States to limit travel from southern Africa, where the virus was first detected… A U.S. travel ban took effect earlier on Monday blocking most visitors from eight southern African nations from entering...