The United States has confirmed the first case of Omicron

LAST UPDATE: 21.13

The United States today confirmed the first case of the coronavirus variant called Omicron in California, as announced, according to CNBC, the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The White House’s chief adviser on dealing with the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a press conference at the White House that the person who was found to be infected with Omicron was fully vaccinated and had returned from a trip to South Africa on November 22 and tested positive on November 29.

“The person is in quarantine and has been informed of all his close contacts, which so far, are all negative for the coronavirus,” Fauci said, adding that “the patient not only had mild symptoms, but in fact the symptoms appear to be improvement”.

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Source From: Capital

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