US President Joe Biden is considering lifting travel restrictions on people arriving from Southern African countries
US President Joe Biden said he is considering lifting travel restrictions on people arriving from Southern African countries where the Omicron variant of coronavirus was first identified, after it became the dominant strain in the US.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that Omicron now accounts for more than 70% of new US cases of Covid-19.
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