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Omicron Variant Traced to Manhattan Anime Convention Attended by 50,000+

HeadlineDec 03, 2021

At least five states have now detected cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Here in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul urged all 53,000 people who attended a November anime convention in Manhattan to get tested, after a Minnesota man who traveled to the event was found to have been infected with Omicron. Other cases have been found in New York, Colorado, California and Hawaii.

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