President Joe Biden warned that the Omicron variant of coronavirus will enter the United States, and is a cause for concern, but told the nation not to get panic over the possibility.
Providing an update about the new Covid variant first identified last week in Southern Africa, Biden said, "The very day the World Health Organization identified the new variant, I took immediate steps to restrict travel from countries in Southern Africa. But while travel restrictions can slow the speed of Omicron, it cannot prevent it".
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