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Get vaccinated, if youre not already vaccinated. get boosted. >> reporter: hospitalizations and deaths were already predicted to increase after a recent surge in cases before omicron was detected. the delta variant still accounts for more than 99% of cases worldwide. now labs across the country are sequencing approximately 80,000 p.c.r. tests a week to see where omicron might show cbs david begnaud was given access to a new york city lab sequencing about 2,000 of those test samples. >> reporter:...

>> what were doing is taking some proportionate precautionary measures while our scientists crack the omicron code. >> reporter: in england, on tuesday, face masks became mandatory again in stores and on public transportation. israel confirmed its first cases of omicron community spread. this medical center said a doctor who traveled abroad and then infected a colleague. in the netherlands, where some are already isolating in this airport hotel, the government said the omicron variant was in the...

Found in test samples from november 19th that were just sequenced. japan found its first omicron variant case. a man who traveled from namibia. its borders closed to all foreigners on tuesday. south african leaders are slamming those global travel banns as ineffective and punitive. >> we feel that the travel ban is very unfair. south african science should be commended for discovering this new variant and sharing the information with the world. we have played our role very responsibly. >> report...

Have said if its not here yet, its inevitable it will be here at some point. and this effort includes ramping up surveillance at airports. where those travelers are often coming in. and there are four major airports across the united states where they are doing that tonight. newark, of course, in new jersey, jfk in new york, atlanta and san francisco as well. all of these airports and the cdc director said today they are sequencing these test samples. thats a way to figure out where this virus, ...

This is bbc news im christian fraser. the new covid—19 variant was in europe earlier than previously thought. test samples show cases of omicron were present in the netherlands 11 days before the variant was first identified by south africa. the first of four victims gives evidence against ghillaine maxwell in new york. the woman known only as jane says she was groomed at the age of 1a. the head of britains security agency mi6 has warns the chinese are conducting large—scale spying operation...

Now confirmed cases in at least 20 countries. this evening the seemingly different messages from moderna and pfizer about the vaccines and how well they might protect people against omicron. tonight why the left of antibodies in your system after both vaccine shots and the booster is so important. heres abcs stephanie ramos. >> reporter: with the new variant spreading around the globe, the cdc director tonight says the country is on high alert and expanding surveillance in search of the first om...

To sell that from from bill and sell the perks of it and its going to take time to be implemented. it does come as his top code of officials are briefing reporters on what they know about the new variant and this is something that scientists are very much evaluating and they are in touch with labs across the united states and they wait to see if this variant is here present in the united states because we know officials said they could be here and if not here yet they they could be here. they ar...

Emma simpson, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is — officials believe the new covid—19 variant was in europe earlier than thought. test samples show omicron cases in the netherlands 11 days ago. now to antarctica, and efforts are about to get under way to drill a narrow hole down into the ice, removing a core three kilometres long to enable scientists to learn about the earths distant past. the samples will allow scientists to learn more about the f...

Came to the netherlands over the weekend, but it now transpires that there were two test samples between the 19th and the 23rd. why am i telling you those dates? thats because south africa reported its findings, which started this omicron thing off, on the 24th. so, should you be alarmed that cases were actually in the netherlands before south africa said anything? well, no, actually, the world health organisation says they found the first in a specimen collected on the 9th of november. so, alth...

Community is prepared. over the next week or two well have answers to these questions. >> do you think were doing enough testing in the united states to find out if this variant is here, and if so, how widespread it is? >> unfortunately, caitlyn, weve under performed in terms of genomic testing so far. were doing better than before but were not quite at that level. no, i think its quite possible that the omicron variant is here, we havent picked it up yet. i think if we can pick up the pace of g...