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Omicron is now the dominant

The United States can learn from variant of the coronavirus in the

the “tremendous success” that China United States, accounting for 73

has had in controlling the COVID-19 percent of new infections last week,

pandemic, according to the head of a the Centers for Disease Control and

public health-focused NGO. Prevention said on Monday.

Tom Frieden, president and CEO The CDC numbers showed a of Resolve to Save Lives, said that nearly sixfold increase in Omicron’s

China is doing a better job than the share of infections in one week. As

US in controlling the pandemic, and recently as the end of November,

the US should acknowledge that. more than 99.5 percent of coronaviruses “We were have to of really the Delta recognize variant, both according the tremendous to the agency’s success that data. China

has Breakthrough done controlling infections COVID — also it’s are remarkable rising in — the and US, we where have 61 to percent recognize of people that the are US fully is dealing vaccinated with a and very 30 fragmented percent have polity, gotten where, booster you know, shots, there according is a disagreement to the agency. about

everything The White from House where said the on sun Monday rises and that sets US to the President gravity now Joe Biden in the does US,” he not said. plan on “locking the country Frieden down” spoke in Thursday response to during a surge the in “US-China coronavirus Health cases. Security

Cooperation: Biden would Time “announce is of the Essence” additional webinar, steps” hosted in the by the fight Center against for COVID-19 Strategy and in International a speech he Studies was scheduled (CSIS). to deliver on Tuesday.

In Deborah a statement Seligsohn, posted a to senior the White associate House with website the Trustee on Monday Chair in night, Chinese Biden’s Business press and secretary Economics Jen Psaki at CSIS, said expressed that “a that midlevel “especially staff member, on public who health does infrastructure, not regularly we have probably contact have with as much the president, to learn received from China a positive as China does result from for the a COVID-19 United States”. test”. She said “it would be

helpful She said to the the overall staff member relationship”. had spent Xiaoqing about Boynton, 30 minutes the around senior the director president of the on International Air Force One, Affairs on a Program trip from at the Orangeburg, Biotechnology South Innovation Carolina, Organization, to Philadelphia. stressed that

health In New security York City, should the be number a shared of coronavirus priority between infections the US increased and China, by 60 along percent with working last week. through Statewide, multilateral New York mechanisms has set records on health for issues. the most She cases said reported that on in the one pandemic day since the there pandemic has been started, robust for collaboration three consecutive across borders days. in the commercial

world. An estimated She noted 90 that percent Eli Lilly of new and infections Co, a US-based in the multinational New York area, pharmaceutical the Southeast, company, the industrial has had a Midwest productive and partnership the Pacific Northwest with Chinese are caused company by Junshi the Omicron to develop variant, one of

The Associated Press reported.

the Many antibodies Broadway that eventually productions led canceled to an approved performances coronavirus as therapy crew members that has tested been used positive in the for the US coronavirus. and across the world. On Monday it was announced Boynton said that that performances despite geopolitical of

Hamilton challenges, would that be type suspended of collaboration until after Christmas needs to due be leveraged to breakthrough and promoted coronavirus in a infections. better policy

environment. Health officials in Texas said the state “I recorded think it’s the a very first positive death related example to the and Omicron shows what variant, the ABC two News countries reported can on do together,” Monday. It said is Boynton. believed to be She the said first she known also hopes recorded that Omicron commercial death and in technical the United collaboration States, ABC continues said in while its report, people citing wait Harris for County high-level health engagement officials. and strategy to restart.

“I hope that this kind of technical Surge in Canada

collaboration In neighboring at a working Canada, level the in country the science reported and tech 10,621 and new commercial COVID-19 world cases can on continue Monday, to the serve first the increase bridge to of build over trust,” 10,000 Boynton cases said. in a single Seligsohn day since made the two pandemic suggestions hit the for country US-China in health February cooperation. 2020.

The The new first is cases “working have together raised the as country’s equals”. cumulative caseload to 1,894,981, “That’s according really tough to CTV. for the US.

Honestly, Canadian in every Foreign area, Minister we tend Melanie to have these Joly said massive on interagency Monday a rapid meetings COVID-19 in Washington, test that she then had go taken to Beijing proved already to be positive, with the adding plan she and was hand working it over; in that’s isolation just not until the the way result you work could with be confirmed. any equal and

requires Earlier a in real the rethinking day, Quebec, of how Canada’s to work second together,” most she populous said. province, Secondly, ordered Seligsohn bars, gyms suggested and casinos that the US shut and on China Monday work more and directed closely with people the World to work Health only from Organization home. (WHO).

Elsewhere, “If we look New back at Zealand the miracle will shorten of the improvements the gap between in influenza second COVID-19 surveillance vaccine in China, doses it was a and USCDC-China boosters and CDC push cooperation, back the phased but reopening under a WHO of its umbrella,” borders she in measures said. Seligsohn announced stressed on that Tuesday it is not to keep right the to variant blame at the bay. pandemic on

China, COVID-19 as such Response an approach Minister will hurt Chris bilateral Hipkin cooperation. told reporters the government In reference has to agreed a range to a of “suite batrelated of precautionary diseases, she measures” said “we need in light a much of the better threat animal posed surveillance by the strain. system, and this is something where both the US and China have a joint interest”.