The United States detects its first case of omicron variant in California

The United States confirmed this WednesdayIt is the first case in its territory of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, that has been detected in California.

This was pointed out this Wednesday by the main epidemiologist of the US Government, Anthony Fauci, at a press conference at the White House, where he explained that this case corresponds to a individual who returned to the US from South Africa on November 22

That person tested positive for covid-19 on the 29th.

“The individual was fully vaccinated and has experienced mild symptoms, which are improving”said Fauci, who added that, according to the information available to him, that person he had not yet received the booster dose.

At this time, the patient is quarantining at home and all your close contacts have been notified and they have tested negative for covid.

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Genomic sequencing of the case was carried out by the University of California, San Francisco.

Fauci remarked that It is the first case detected on US soil of the omicron variant, first found in South Africa.

“We knew it was a matter of time before the first omicron case was detected in the US”, Fauci said.

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Faced with the expansion of omicron, the Government of US President Joe Biden, plans to enact stricter rules for all travelers arriving in the country, including returning Americans.

This was advanced on Tuesday by The Washington Post, which explained that the United States. require all persons entering its territory to take a test one day before boarding their flightregardless of your vaccination status or country of departure.

Also, travelers could be retested within three to five days of arrival in the United States, according to the capital newspaper, which cited three federal health officials.

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In that sense, Fauci emphasized that everyone who enters EE.UU. You will have to take a test 24 hours before getting on the plane.

Once inside the country, Biden’s top medical adviser said travelers will be advised to quarantine and to undergo a new covid test three days after your arrival. (I)