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Biden Administration is Reacting to New Omicron Variant By Doing What Trump Was Once Called 'Xenophobic' For
Rebecca Downs | Posted: Nov 26, 2021 2:30 PM
In reaction to a Friday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO) that there is a new coronavirus "variant of concern," known as "omicron," the Biden administration has made an announcement of its own. As Peter Aitken reported for Fox News, the U.S. will restrict travel from eight African countries starting on Monday.
According to Aitken:
The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday over concerns of a "heavily mutated" COVID-19 variant, senior administration officials said. The Biden administration will follow advice from Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and restrict travel from several African nations following the identification of variant B.1.1.529, which appears to be highly contagious among young people. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified the variant as a "variant of concern" that officials first noted in South Africa.
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