Thursday, 2 December 2021

Second US case of Omicron linked to New York anime convention

  • Vaccinations were required of all attending the event
  • New York governor responds: ‘New Yorkers, get vaccinated’

Just a day after the US announced its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus had been detected in California, health officials announced on Thursday it had also been found in a man who attended an anime convention in New York City in late November.

The man tested positive after returning home to Minnesota, health officials in that state said. Officials in New York said they were working to trace those who attended the convention, held from 19 to 21 November at the city’s Jacob K Javits convention center. Vaccinations were required for the event.

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