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The lingering stench made residents sick and cost the county $5.4 million to remedy.
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The lingering stench made residents sick and cost the county $5.4 million to remedy.
The Biden administration is set to announce new measures Thursday aimed at curbing COVID-19 after the first-known U.S. case of the Omicron variant was reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the individual who tested positive for the newly discovered variant recently returned to Northern California after taking a trip to South Africa. According to health officials, the individual is vaccinated and displaying mild symptoms. CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with more.
Health authorities in California have confirmed the first U.S. case of COVID-19 linked to the newly discovered Omicron variant. CBS News national consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner reports on efforts to surveil for new cases of Omicron. Then, Dr. Adam Brown, an emergency physician and the COVID-19 task force chair at Envision Healthcare, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may tighten COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers coming into the U.S. with cases of the Omicron variant reported in at least 20 countries and territories. "CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports how scientists are working to understand the new strain, and Dr. Susannah Hills, a pediatric airway surgeon and assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the pandemic.
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