His arrival is only a matter of time.. There is no talk above "Omicron" in America

WASHINGTON -

After a four-day Thanksgiving holiday, with millions returning to their jobs, schools and universities, Americans are terrified of the Omicron mutant.

Various American circles - whether economic or educational - are apprehensive about the consequences of the spread and spread of "Omicron", and the necessary precautions that may follow, in part by banning the entry of citizens of some countries, amid fears of closures similar to what many European countries are witnessing at the present time. .

Today, Monday, US President Joe Biden will receive a briefing from members of his presidential team to confront the "Covid-19" virus that will focus on the latest developments related to the Omicron mutated variant, followed by President Biden's speech to inform the American people of the developments of this mutant.

Thanksgiving holidays are over

Today, millions of Americans return to their workplaces, schools and universities after the Thanksgiving holiday ends, as millions of them fly by plane to celebrate, after many of them hesitated to join their families in the celebration last year due to the precautions and closures of the spread of the “Covid-19” virus.

Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays in which all Americans gather, regardless of their religious or ethnic affiliations, which causes great crowding that has resulted in great fears of the spread and spread of the “Covid-19” virus, similar to the high rates of infections witnessed in the United States at the end of the holiday. summer last August.

The authorities fear that family gatherings, crowded airports and trains with travelers, and “Black Friday” crowding in stores will follow the start of a new wave of high rates of infection with the “Covid-19” virus.

A matter of time

Despite Sunday’s holiday, President Biden received, on Sunday, senior members of the team to confront the spread and outbreak of the “Covid-19” virus, varying initial estimates about the danger of the mutated Omicron and the ability of the vaccines based on it, despite the fact that the competent American authorities did not announce the discovery of any infections. With this mutated yet.

For his part, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's chief infectious disease doctor and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, confirmed yesterday that there will certainly be cases at a later stage within the United States of the mutated Omicron.

In an interview with ABC, Fauci warned Americans not to underestimate the Omicron mutant, even among those who received vaccines.

"As we all know that when you have a virus that has already reached multiple countries, its arrival on the American soil becomes inevitable, and the most important question is: Will we be prepared for that?" Fauci said.

He stressed that much of the readiness to confront the Omicron mutant is similar to those precautions that were followed with the Delta mutant.

But the director of the National Institute of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, confirmed in an interview with CNN that "there is no reason for panic yet."

He said he believes people who have already been vaccinated will likely be fine, but it will likely need two or three weeks for scientists to come up with a more accurate estimate.

Collins urged Americans to get vaccinated, and those who have been fully vaccinated to get the booster doses.

As of the end of Sunday, November 28, 55% or 182 million Americans had received the “Covid-19” vaccine, while 231 million Americans (69.7%) had received at least one dose, at a time when the total number of people infected with the virus reached more than 48 million people. Of them, more than 777 thousand died.

Economic concerns

The US financial markets witnessed the largest declines this year last Friday due to the growing fears of the consequences of the Omicron parameter.

Wall Street indices in New York fell by more than 2.5%, becoming the largest decline in financial markets this year, despite working only half a day due to Thanksgiving.

International oil prices also collapsed on Friday, by about 13%, after renewed fears of the results of the spread of the Omicron mutator on the volume of global demand, amid fears of an increase in the global oversupply of oil and gas during the next few months.

Entry Restriction Begins

Starting Monday, the US authorities will ban entry to people from South Africa and citizens of 7 other countries located in southern Africa, where reports indicate that South Africa is the source of the mutant Omicron.

The three airlines that carry passengers directly and non-stop between the United States and South Africa did not stop their flights between the two countries.

South African airlines and the American companies Delta and United announced the continuation of their direct flights between the cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town on the one hand, and between Washington, New York and Atlanta on the other hand, taking all necessary precautions and health precautions into account.