US health officials urged Americans on Sunday to get booster shots, wear masks and be careful if they travel over the winter holidays, as the Omicron variant raged across the world and was set to take over as the dominant strain in the United States.
on Sunday, marking the state’s third daily record in new positive cases in three days.
In certain regions of the United States, 50% of the COVID-19 tests genetically sequenced detected the Omicron variant, Mr. Fauci told CNN, “which means it’s going to take over.” In a reminder of the pandemic’s early spread on cruise ships, about four dozen guests and crew members aboard Royal Caribbean’sship, which docked in Miami on Saturday, tested positive for COVID-19, NBC News reported, citing a statement from the company.
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