Fauci speaks out about Omicron variant, likelihood of whether it's reached US
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, said Saturday that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the omicron coronavirus variant -- which has already been detected in countries outside of southern Africa including the U.K., Hong Kong and Israel -- is already circulating in the U.S., and travel restrictions would only buy time to better assess the virus before it spreads around the globe....
the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. that the U.S. has not yet detected the omicron variant, but given the degree of transmissibility it seems to have, “it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over."
Fauci said, omicron is likely more transmissible than the original form of the virus, however more research needs to be done on the variant to know for sure.restrictions on air travel from Monday from countries in southern Africa, including South Africa, where the variant was first identified, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi. Other countries around the globe have moved to restrict travel from the region.
it has. The organization also said early evidence suggested the new variant could increase the risk of Covid-19 reinfection.