{"id":34988,"date":"2021-12-03T02:21:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T02:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?p=34988"},"modified":"2021-12-03T02:21:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T02:21:12","slug":"biden-opens-winter-battle-against-covid-as-us-braces-for-omicron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/biden-opens-winter-battle-against-covid-as-us-braces-for-omicron\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden opens winter battle against Covid as US braces for Omicron"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/316764360067056737\/profile_3.png);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>AFP<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>Washington (AFP) &#8211; US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a winter campaign against Covid-19, with new testing requirements for travelers and a surge in vaccination efforts as the new Omicron variant threatens to revive the pandemic. 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