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A sign reads "face mask required" in front of the McGill School of Success in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego, Calif. Oct. 13, 2021.

County reports 401 COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths as officials monitor omicron

San Diego County public health officials reported 401 new COVID-19 infections and 10 deaths in it latest data.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in August. He called on Western nations on Sunday to scrap travel restrictions placed on southern Africa to stem the spread of the omicron variant. "The prohibition of travel is not informed by science nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant," he said.

African leaders condemn travel restrictions as omicron variant spreads globally

African nations are bristling at the restrictions imposed on them by rich countries — and say they are harmful to local economies and discriminate against countries in the region.

A man receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Soweto, South Africa. The omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa, has now spread to at least a dozen other countries. On Friday, scientists presented evidence that the variant spreads twice as fast as the delta variant.

New evidence shows omicron likely spreads twice as fast as delta in South Africa

"This wave seems much faster than the delta wave. And we thought the delta wave was really fast. It's unbelievable," says Juliet Pulliam, the scientist who presented the new analysis at a conference.

This undated file image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication molnupiravir. An experimental COVID-19 drug that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill to treat the coronavirus

New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here's what you need to know

Here's what to know about how they work, how effective they are and the impact they could make on the pandemic.

A sign at the San Diego County vaccination center in Kearny Mesa, Sept. 24, 2021.

San Diego reports 401 COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths as officials monitor omicron

The omicron variant has now been detected in Canada after first being identified in South Africa and then in Europe.

Highly mutated omicron variant likely already spreading in US

A new strain of COVID-19 labeled a a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization is giving health official cause for concern.

Travelers exit the International Arrivals area at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on Monday. The Biden administration is banning travel for non-U.S. citizens from several African countries over concerns about the omicron variant.

The U.S. restricts travel from 8 countries as omicron variant spreads

President Biden has restricted travel from eight southern African countries in an effort to slow the spread of the omicron variant.

Anthony Fauci, (right) director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, speaks alongside President Joe Biden following a meeting of the COVID-19 response team at the White House on Nov. 29, 2021.

The omicron variant is cause for concern — but not panic, Biden says

President Biden said that while restrictions imposed on travelers from several nations in southern Africa would slow the variant's entry, the U.S. will eventually see cases.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has set a Christmas deadline for passing the roughly $2 trillion spending bill that includes the bulk of President Biden's agenda.

Congress returns to try to avoid a partial government shutdown. Here's its to-do list

Lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving break to a pileup of critical legislation — to fund the government and avoid a default on the nation's credit limit, plus a $2 trillion spending bill.

People step off a tram in Nottingham, England, the city where one of the two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were identified last week.

The World Health Organization warns of very high risk posed by the omicron variant

The newly identified strain of the coronavirus has global health officials worried about a possible new surge in cases.

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