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How the world is responding to the omicron variant
PBS News Hour - World
English - November 29, 2021 23:55 - 6.34 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsNews world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Dr. Fauci on the omicron variant, testing and travel
A growing number of nations imposed travel restrictions Monday to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus variant, omicron. The moves came as more cases of the variant were confirmed internationally. But some warned the travel bans -- including those imposed by the U.S.-- would not be effective and could even be counterproductive. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders