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Identified here in new york. what are state officials doing in response and how did they identify them? >> reporter: stephanie, we know theres a lot of contact tracing going on and a lot of sequencing going on right now. but still that sample of sequencing is pretty small when you consider that new york just hit about more than 11,000 positive coronavirus cases. thats the most since weve seen since the second wave in january, still not close to the 19,000 single day cases we saw in april of 2020...

In the early days of November, laboratory technicians at Lancet Laboratories in Pretoria, South Africa, found unusual features in samples they were testing for the coronavirus.

A 35-year-old woman who arrived in Hyderabad from the UK has tested positive for coronavirus, a senior official said on Thursday.

As many as three primary contacts and two secondary contacts of the 46-year-old male, who was tested positive for COVID-19 with Omicron variant, were tested positive between November 22 and 25.

(Photo from Anadolu) GENEVA -At least 23 countries from five of six World Health Organization (WHO) regions have reported cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), and the number is expected to grow, the WHO chief said Wednesday. "The emergence of the Omicron variant has understandably captured global attention," said WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus at a press webinar on the Covid-19 pandemic. "WHO takes this development extremely seriously, ...

During a public health briefing Thursday, Sacramento County's public health officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye said the county now has the capability to do whole genome sequencing, allowing them to better track and identify COVID-19 cases.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Thursday said as many as five persons who were primary and secondary contacts of one of the infected persons with Omicron variant, have tested positive for Covid-19, and their samples have been sent for genomic sequencing for confirmation.

Director with assurances today that the city is prepared for this new variant, despite being the home to the only known, so far, usip should. but medical experts concede a lot is still unknown about the threat here. and to walk us through it all, we welcome back dr. nahid bhadelia, an infectious disease physician. founding director of boston university center for emerging infectious diseases policy and research. doctor, so glad to have you. im afraid im going to launch a very broad question year...

Doesnt really seem to be as effective as initially reported and there are concerns about them in pregnant women and nursing moms. >> weve got a challenge out to cut the name of that pill three s sy syllables. figure it out. dr. reiner, let me come back to you. omicron was identified and two hours later it was dominant sequencing in south africa. does that suggest -- weve got two cases identified in the u.s. -- that a similar path would happen here? >> not necessarily. remember in south africa un...

You will not find if youre not looking for it. >> doctor, we -- how is that theyre found? because i dont see a national policy of contact tracing, et cetera. how is it theyre found? and its pretty probable then youre thinking this could be as you said more widespread? >> so when you go get tested. when you get a pcr test for coronavirus, a sample or a subset of those specimens that turn positive are sent for sequencing. we figure out the genetic code for that particular virus youre infected with...