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Biden and Harris briefed as US braces for arrival of Omicron Covid variant
US imposes travel restrictions from southern Africa as Anthony Fauci says he would not be surprised if variant were already in US
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been briefed on the latest situation regarding the new Omicron coronavirus variant, the White House said on Saturday, as Britain, Germany and Italy reported detecting cases.
Biden, who was spending Thanksgiving with family in Nantucket, Massachusetts, told reporters on Friday: “We don’t know a lot about the variant except that it is of great concern [and] seems to spread rapidly.”
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