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The United States, which accounts for approximately 4% of the world's population, has reported about 15% of the 5.3 million known deaths from the coronavirus.
A 24-year-old Kenyan woman and a 23-year-old Somalian man who arrived at the Hyderabad international airport on December 12 have tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant.
It is necessary to sanitise your room, wear a mask and disposable gloves. You should clean the bedroom and bathroom, you are using. High-touch surfaces, which needs to be sanitised regularly include phones, remote controls, counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, keyboards, table
Holding up at all to omicron. >> reporter: as omicron spreads nationwide, california is reinstating an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status, beginning today. and philadelphia's health commissioner is urging residents to cancel holiday gatherings with friends and family. college campuses are cracking down, too. cornell university's campus is it nearly fully vaccinated but as an outbreak of more than 1100 covid cases, many likely from omicron. n.y.u. has canceled all in-person gatherings. princeton has made all exams remote and has encouraged students to travel home for the holi...
Recent weeks, along with the emergence of the omicron variant, pose risks to the outlook. >> reporter: nearly 70% of americans disapprove of president biden's handling of inflation, and he knows it's a challenge. >> for working people and middle-class people, it's a big hit. it is-- the inflation, at least for the time being, is real. >> reporter: the higher prices are affecting almost everyone from coffee shop owner in new jersey... >> everything that we need-- coffee cups, coffee, sugar, milk-- everything is a lot more expensive. >> reporter: to consumers. >> it's scary. to me, with the coro...