The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has said the Omicron variant of coronavirus accounts for 73 per cent of US coronavirus infections based on sequencing data for the week ended on December 18, Reuters reports.

A person is tested for Covid-19 in Times Square as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 20. — Reuters
A person is tested for Covid-19 in Times Square as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 20. — Reuters

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