as christi points out, some indicators are not headed the right direction. definitely not. already seeing the omicron variant in 17 states. a christmas party in norway many call a super spreader event. the travel season during the holidays is one of the biggest hurdles trying to limit the spread. there are like millions upon millions of tiny microscopic wells on here. about 30,000 samples tested per day by the north carolina diagnostic laboratory, a key step in tracing spread of the omicron variant. it transmits from a person to another person, another chance for the virus to mutate. south africa identified the variant. the biden administration announced travelers from eight countries in southern africa wouldn t be allowed into the