Not a cause for panic: Biden
30/11/2021
Agence France-Presse Washington
President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans not to “panic” over the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and said he does not foresee new lockdowns or extending travel restrictions for now.
The variant “is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic”, Mr. Biden said.
He stressed that the United States was in a good position to control Omicron’s spread without having to resort to lockdowns or more travel bans beyond restrictions already imposed on eight southern African countries.
“We have more tools today to fight the variant than we’ve ever had before,” he said, adding that his chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci expects current vaccines to work against the new variant, with boosters enhancing protection.
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