WHO Calls New Strain Omicron 'Variant of Concern'
We ran the numbers: There are 841 news articles covering this topic. 32% (273) are left leaning, 51% (426) are center, and 17% (142) are right leaning.
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) held an emergency meeting on the new coronavirus strain, which it named omicron and labeled a variant of concern (VOC). While left-leaning articles highlight that the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday, right-leaning articles highlight that President Biden has imposed another coronavirus-related travel ban hours after Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned that the U.S. didn’t have enough information to do so.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday. The travel policy was implemented out of “an abundance of caution in light of a new coronavirus variant circulating in Southern Africa.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the strain was first identified in South Africa. WHO labeled the variant as of concern due to its large number of mutations.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that President Biden has imposed another coronavirus-related travel ban hours after Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned that the U.S. didn’t have enough information to do so. Fauci said Omnicron was raising a “red flag that this might be an issue we don’t know.”
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