The new directive is part of President Joe Biden’s new winter plan for combating COVID-19 and the new omicron variant, which also includes a requirement for private insurers to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests and paid time off for federal employees to get a booster dose. The tightening of testing for those entering the country will begin next week and is down from the current three days for those who have been vaccinated. RELATED: Omicron COVID-19 case detected in Colorado
must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within one day of boarding their flights, regardless of nationality or vaccination status. Meanwhile, the Biden administration announced that all travelers to the U.S. Minnesota health officials said he had no history of international travel.Īlso on Thursday, health officials confirmed a case of the omicron variant in Colorado and five cases in New York. case was confirmed Thursday in Minnesota, involving a vaccinated man who had attended an anime convention in New York City just before Thanksgiving. RELATED: 5 cases of omicron variant detected in New YorkĪ second U.S. Anthony Fauci said during a White House news conference on Wednesday. "We knew it was just a matter of time before the first case of omicron would be detected in the United States," Dr. recorded its first known omicron infection on Wednesday, in a fully vaccinated person who had returned to California from South Africa, where the variant was first identified just over a week ago. Sarah Kemble, the health department’s epidemiologist. This announcement serves as a reminder to be extremely careful to protect ourselves and our loved ones, especially during the holiday season," said Dr. "Throughout the pandemic, DOH’s state lab has been a leader in conducting COVID-19 genomic sequencing, which is how the Omicron variant was identified. The individual has contracted COVID-19 once before and was never vaccinated. The person who tested positive for the omicron variant is a resident in O‘ahu and has experienced moderate symptoms, the news release continued. RELATED: First confirmed omicron variant case in Minnesota connected to NY anime convention FILE - A medical worker extracts a specimen from a vial with a nasal swab COVID-19 test.
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