“It is inevitable that the Omicron variant will affect the US. It has already been detected in many other countries,” Fauci said on ABC national television. said.
“THE MAIN QUESTION IS, WILL WE BE READY FOR THIS?”
Fauci, who was the guest of the program called “This Week”, on the question of whether the newly detected Omicron variant of the server was seen in the USA, said, “We have not detected it yet and we have a pretty good surveillance system. However, a virus that has entered more than one country will inevitably be here as well. The real question is, will we be ready for it?” said.
“HEALTH PROTOCOLS SHOULD BE REVISED”
Fauci stated that if the new variant reaches the USA, the health protocols should be revised again.
US President Joe Biden, in his written statement about the new Kovid-19 variant Omikron that emerged in South Africa on November 26, underlined the need to take action against this variant as soon as possible, starting Monday in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho. announced that travel restrictions will be applied to Esvatini, Mozambique and Malawi.
Due to the new restriction decision, non-US citizens or non-residents will not be able to travel to the USA from these countries. (AA)