US INFECTIOUS EXPERT SAYS CHRISTMAS TRAVEL MAY INCREASE SPREAD OF OMICRON VARIANT

Christmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the top United States infectious disease expert says. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that there is no doubt about that Omicron has an extraordinary capability of spreading. Fauci, who advises the US government on the pandemic, said the variant is now raging through the world. Countries are tightening measures as the heavily mutated variant spreads.

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