First Confirmed US Case of Omicron Coronavirus Variant Detecte | Breaking News
First Confirmed US Case of Omicron Coronavirus Variant Detected in California
The United States’ first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in California, according to a source familiar.
The World Health Organization designates Omicron a “variant of concern.” In a technical brief released this week, WHO noted that the variant poses a “very high” global risk. The variant was first identified by scientists in South Africa, and has since been detected in several countries.
