On Dec 1, 2021, 02:29pm.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of the new omicron variant in the U.S. on Wednesday, after a traveler in California who had been to South Africa tested positive.
Travelers arrive for flights at Newark Liberty International on November 30, 2021. The United States and a growing list of other countries have restricted flights from southern African countries due to the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Travel and airline stocks have fallen in recent days as fears grow over the spread and severity of the variant. The photo was taken by Spencer Platt.
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The traveler returned from South Africa on November 22 and tested positive on November 29
The CDC confirmed the diagnosis after the University of California at San Francisco conducted genogenomics.
The individual is currently in self-quarantine and close contacts have tested negative for the virus.
According to the CDC, the individual had mild symptoms that appeared to be improving.
Fauci said that the individual has not received a booster shot.
Travelers who have been in eight African countries will have to give their contact information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The first case of covid-19 linked to a new variant was found in California.
