The first case of Omicron has been detected in the U.S. Government officials
verified that the first person in the U.S. to develop COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant is located in San Francisco, California. They traveled from South Africa to California on Nov. 22 and tested positive on the 29th. They've had mild symptoms.
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|   | | | The Latest on COVID-19 | | | Updated on December 1, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. PST | - The first case of Omicron has been detected in the U.S. Government officials verified that the first person in the U.S. to develop COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant is located in San Francisco, California. They traveled from South Africa to California on Nov. 22 and tested positive on the 29th. They've had mild symptoms.
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- President Biden's administration is preparing to toughen COVID-19 testing requirements for international travelers arriving in the U.S. in response to the new Omicron variant, according to the Associated Press. The CDC announced that it was working toward requiring all air travelers to test for COVID-19 a day before boarding a flight to the U.S., regardless of their vaccination status.
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