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The new omicron COVID variant has been identified in Minnesota, the second case in the United States and first in the Midwest, officials announced Thursday.

A new COVID variant dubbed omicron sparked global concerns and travel restrictions for several countries over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but what makes it so troubling and what symptoms should you watch for?

With the omicron COVID-19 variant expected to hit the U.S. shortly, according to health officials, Chicago’s top doctor weighed in on whether patients should receive their booster shot before or after new cases are detected.

Cases are rising in several Midwest states as temperatures cool and people head inside this winter, making the area the “current COVID hot spot,” according to Chicago’s top doctor.

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady addressed top questions about the new omicron variant. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Cases are rising in several Midwest states as temperatures cool and people head inside this winter, making the area the “current COVID hot spot,” according to Chicago’s top doctor.

As the new omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread worldwide, Chicago’s top doctor explained why the latest threat has prompted a concerned reaction from health officials over the past several days.

Chicago’s top doctor is expected to address the city Tuesday to give an update on the pandemic and discuss the new omicron COVID variant sparking global concerns.

Getting tested for coronavirus won’t tell you whether or not you have the new omicron variant. The process to determine the variant, experts say, is more complicated than that.

Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist and chief hospital epidemiologist at University of Chicago Medicine answers questions on the new omicron COVID variant.

Doctors in Chicago say that while there is still a lot of unknowns with the new omicron COVID variant, “what we do know is concerning.” But exactly how worried should you be? NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has the story.

Doctors in Chicago say that while there is still a lot of unknowns with the new omicron COVID variant, “what we do know is concerning.” But exactly how worried should you be?

COVID symptoms linked to the omicron variant have been described as “extremely mild” by doctors in South Africa who first raised the alarm over the new strain.

Chicago officials are preparing for the new omicron COVID variant, though they said there are still many questions to be answered about the emerging variant of concern.

A new COVID variant dubbed omicron sparked global concerns and travel restrictions for several countries over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but what makes it so troubling and what symptoms should you watch for?

A new variant, named B.1.1.529, was named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and given the name “omicron” from the letter in the Greek alphabet.