First Case of Omicron Virus Variant Detected in US: Officials

First Case of Omicron Virus Variant Detected in US: Officials
Travelers are seen at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Calif., in a file photograph. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The first U.S. case of the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has been detected in California, officials said on Nov. 30.

Genomic sequencing conducted at the University of California–San Francisco and reviewed by scientists with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the case was caused by the new COVID-19 variant.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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