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The current COVID-19 wave due to the Omicron variant appears to be peaking nationally in the U.S., Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday.
Public health experts have urged people to swap cloth masks for N95 and 3 -layer surgical masks for months, emergency doctor says.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, said the data is very limited and the agency is working on a more detailed analysis of what the new mutant form of the coronavirus might hold.
In reaction to the spread of the variation, the US, Japan, Israel, and a number of other nations have imposed international travel restrictions, while the WHO has warned against such restrictions.
The United Kingdom on Wednesday recorded 78,610 cases of coronavirus, its highest since the beginning of the pandemic in January 2020.