Covid news live: Omicron found in one-third of US states but early reports on severity are ‘encouraging’, Fauci says

Shoppers wear protective face masks at an outdoor shopping mall in Glendale, California, on 1 December as one-third of US states announced they have detected the Omicron Covid-19 variant. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/dec/06/covid-news-live-omicron-found-in-one-third-of-us-states-germany-plans-vaccine-mandates-for-some-health-jobs