{"id":120580,"date":"2021-12-05T17:39:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T17:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshestfm.com\/5-california-cases-of-omicron-variant-identified-after-wisconsin-wedding\/"},"modified":"2021-12-05T17:40:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T17:40:11","slug":"5-california-cases-of-omicron-variant-identified-after-wisconsin-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshestfm.com\/5-california-cases-of-omicron-variant-identified-after-wisconsin-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"5 California Cases of Omicron Variant Identified After Wisconsin Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A handful of omicron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/covid-19\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19<\/a> variant cases in California have been connected to a wedding in Wisconsin from last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/5-california-omicron-variant-cases-linked-to-wisconsin-wedding\/2700130\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC Chicago<\/a> reports that at least five people have tested positive for the omicron strain. Just a few days ago, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/first-us-case-of-omicron-variant-identified-in-california-dr-fauci-confirms\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">first U.S. case<\/a>\u00a0of omicron was\u00a0discovered in California.<\/p>\n<p>Another was identified in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The five people who have contracted the new variant are from a group of 12 individuals who are vaccinated and tested positive for coronavirus. One of the guests from the Nov. 27 Wisconsin wedding had \u201cattended upon return from international travel,\u201d according to the Alameda County Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>The group with the omicron strain have \u201cmildly symptomatic cases.\u201d The other seven people have also been subjected to genomic sequencing, which hasn\u2019t yet concluded. Officials said that \u201cmost\u201d of the 12 had gotten boosters, and ranged in age from 18 to 49. At this point, it\u2019s unclear if omicron is more infectious than other strains, if it makes people more ill, and how effective the vaccine is against it.<\/p>\n<p>A number of nations are looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/new-covid-19-variant-south-africa-travel-bans\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">ban travel<\/a> from South Africa\u00a0since the variant was first detected in the country around Thanksgiving. The person in California who was identified as the first U.S. omicron case was traveling from South Africa to the U.S. on Nov. 22, and later tested positive for the variant on Nov. 29.<\/p>\n<section class=\"suitcase-ad\" \/>\n<p>\u201cThe individual is self quarantining and all close contacts have been contacted and all close contacts, thus far, have tested negative,\u201d Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Dec. 1. \u201cWe feel good that this patient not only had mild symptoms, but actually the symptoms appear to be improving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/5-people-california-test-positive-omicron-covid-19-wisconsin-wedding\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A handful of omicron COVID-19 variant cases in California have been connected to a wedding in Wisconsin from last month. NBC Chicago reports that at least five people have tested positive for the omicron strain. Just a few days ago, the first U.S. case\u00a0of omicron was\u00a0discovered in California. Another was identified in Minnesota. 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