New coronavirus variant could be more dangerous than Delta variant

New coronavirus variant could be more dangerous than Delta variant

The world is racing to contain and understand a fast-spreading and potentially more dangerous variant of the coronavirus. On Friday, a World Health Organization panel named the variant Omicron, after it was first detected in South Africa. It has already been found in Belgium, Israel and Hong Kong. The news prompted a wave of new international travel restrictions, including in the United States. Debora Patta reports.

“CBS Saturday Morning” co-hosts Jeff Glor, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson deliver two hours of original reporting and breaking news, as well as profiles of leading figures in culture and the arts.

Subscribe to “CBS Mornings” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CBSMornings
Watch CBSN live: http://cbsn.ws/1PlLpZ7c​
Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8​
Follow “CBS Mornings” on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3A13OqA
Like “CBS Mornings” on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3tpOx00
Follow “CBS Mornings” on Twitter: https://bit.ly/38QQp8B
Subscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T​
Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ

For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

395
Like
Save

Comments

Write a comment

*

css.php