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Minnesota became the second state in the US to confirm a case of the omicron variant of the coronaviruses, the state's Department of Health said, one day after California announced the nation's first confirmed case of the variant after a person returned from South Africa.
A nurse gives a test at a state run free COVID-19 testing site on Front Street in Reading, PA. Ben Hasty is a reporter for the Media News Group and the Reading Eagle.
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The Minnesota Department of Health said in a news release that an adult male who had been vaccinations recently returned from New York City.
The health department said that the man was told to stay away from other people at the convention.
His symptoms have been resolved after he developed mild symptoms on November 22.
The news was concerning, but it was not a surprise, and the governor urged residents to get vaccinations, wear a mask and get a booster shot.
Scientists are still trying to figure out how the omicron variant may compare to previous ones in terms of severity and transmissibility, and if existing vaccines can protect against it.
The U.S. has confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in California.
Omicron has been found in 24 countries.
