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November 27, 2021

No cases of COVID-19 omicron variant identified yet in US, CDC says

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday night that no cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant have been identified in the U.S. to date. 

November 27, 2021

Fauci would 'not be surprised' if omicron is already in US, predicts it will go 'all over'

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Saturday morning that he would not be shocked to learn that the COVID-19 omicron variant is already in the U.S.

November 27, 2021

Dutch authorities check for COVID-19 omicron variant after 61 arrivals from South Africa test positive

Dutch authorities are checking for the omicron variant after 61 passengers on two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. 

November 27, 2021

Mike Huckabee: We trusted Fauci at first ‘because we didn’t know any better’

Mike Huckabee, a former Republican governor of Arkansas, spoke out on Friday’s edition of “The Ingraham Angle” about a shift in the public’s perception of infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci.

November 26, 2021

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issues state of emergency in response to omicron variant

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency order on Friday in response to the identification of the COVID-19 omicron variant.

November 26, 2021

Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?

A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease.

November 26, 2021

Florida reports lowest daily coronavirus cases per capita in nation

Florida is reporting the lowest amount of coronavirus cases per capita in the nation after Gov. Ron DeSantis was widely criticized by media outlets for his handling of the virus.

November 26, 2021

Biden South Africa travel ban announced hours after Fauci said White House didn't know enough to implement ban

President Biden has imposed another coronavirus-related travel ban just hours after one of his top advisers cautioned that the U.S. didn't have enough information to do so.

November 26, 2021

Flashback: Biden suggested Trump's coronavirus travel ban was 'xenophobic'

President Joe Biden has imposed  travel restrictions into the United States due to coronavirus fears despite previously slamming former President Trump as xenophobic for doing the same thing in 2020.

November 26, 2021

Omicron COVID-19 variant: US to limit travel from 8 southern Africa countries

The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday over concerns of the "heavily mutated" COVID-19 omicron variant, senior administration officials said.