There’s been another confirmed case of the Omicron variant here in the U.S., this time from a Minnesota man who had recently traveled to New York City for an anime convention:
Minnesota has a confirmed omicron case. It's a man who has been vaccinated and traveled recently to New York City.https://t.co/slgiwVe2mn
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) December 2, 2021
According to the anime convention’s website, all visitors 12 and older needed to show proof of at least one vaccine dose, visitors under 12 needed to present a negative PCR test or negative rapid antigen test, and masks were required:
A Minnesota resident tested positive for Omicron. Their only travel was to NYC for the Anime NYC 2021 convention at the Javits Center https://t.co/5s4U2mEx7b
— Alex Plank (@alexplank) December 2, 2021
Videos from the convention show that mask usage was sporadic, however:
The đs in the building. @RDCworld1 #AnimeNYC pic.twitter.com/NImfNvxJv9
— Mega Ranâs got a new album. (@MegaRan) November 21, 2021
And:
The DJ has POWER yâall. I could get used to this. #AnimeNYC pic.twitter.com/hhyW2C34ap
— Mega Ranâs got a new album. (@MegaRan) November 21, 2021
He reportedly only had mild symptoms that have since “resolved.” Can we stop the panic yet?
The man had mild symptoms that have since "resolved."
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) December 2, 2021
And this means that Omicron is already in the U.S.:
Became symptomatic on Nov. 22, which suggests it was here well before South Africa sounded the alarm? https://t.co/mFLV3xTW59
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) December 2, 2021
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