The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded testing for the omicron variant of the coronavirus to four U.S. airports, including ones that continue to receive direct flights from South Africa, where the mutation was first identified.
The CDC’s biosurveillance program which began in September at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Newark-Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and San Francisco International Airport, was bolstered on Sunday to monitor for omicron, two CDC officials said.
The program was also introduced to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the first time on Sunday, where Delta Airlines continues to operate three flights a week from Johannesburg.
