CNBC's Meg Tirrell joins Shep Smith to report on the first known case of the Covid omicron variant in the United States.
Minnesota, Colorado, New York and Hawaii confirmed new cases of the omicron variant on Thursday.
Minnesota public health authorities confirmed Thursday morning the second U.S. case of omicron, in a resident who recently returned from New York City, the state's department of health said. The governor said the extent of community transmission in the U.S. is unclear, but health authorities believe it is "very small" in Colorado. Polis said the state screens wastewater and has not yet detected omicron in the analysis. Colorado also runs genetic sequencing on about 15% of its Covid tests searching for variants and hasn't detected other omicron cases yet, he said.
"We are in a far better place, that people are informed. There's not a panic," Hochul said Thursday night. "It is still a public health crisis, but does not have to be a crisis that leads to shutdown."
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