Virus Fears Widen as Omicron Variant Takes Hold Across US

President Joe Biden is set to address the nation on the latest variant on Tuesday

By Philip Marcelo and Jill Lawless • •

NBC Universal, Inc. Public health officials have been cautious after the surge of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, says NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres. “We now understand we have to try and stay a step ahead of this virus – and by doing that we might shut down things that don’t necessarily need to be shut down,” he said. But...

The nation’s second-largest city has called off its New Year’s Eve celebration, and its smallest state re-imposed an indoor mask mandate. The moves in Los Angeles and Rhode Island happened Monday as the omicron variant leaped ahead of other variants to become the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Organizers of the New Year’s Eve party planned for downtown LA say there won’t be an in-person audience. The event will be livestreamed instead. In Rhode Island, a mask mandate went into effect for large indoor venues. And in Boston, anyone entering an indoor business will need to show proof of vaccination starting next month.

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