White House team will brief governors, Congress on omicron variant this week

White House coronavirus team will brief governors, Congress on omicron variant this week Members of the White House COVID-19 response team will brief governors and members of Congress this week on the new coronavirus variant. McClatchy Washington Bureau

The Biden administration is planning a flurry of briefings with state and local officials this week to prepare them to detect and monitor the newly discovered omicron variant of the coronavirus, anticipating that it may show up inside the United States within a matter of days.

Members of the White House COVID-19 response team will brief governors and members of Congress this week, and officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services are providing lab directors around the country with guidance on how to detect omicron using available PCR tests, a White House official said.

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