President Biden provides an update on the Covid omicron variant ⁠— 11/29/21

President Joe Biden delivers remarks to provide an update on the Covid omicron variant on Monday. The omicron variant of the coronavirus is likely to spread further and poses a “very high” global risk, according to the World Health Organization, which warned Monday that surges of Covid infections caused by the variant of concern could have “severe consequences” for some areas.

The United States will restrict travel for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday, part of a global effort to stem the spread of the heavily mutated omicron variant of Covid-19, according to senior Biden administration officials.

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President Biden provides an update on the Covid omicron variant ⁠— 11/29/21