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Local members of the Liberian community and immigration attorneys say thousands of people could miss out if the Dec. 20 deadline is not extended.

No other governing body seems too eager to follow suit with the sorts of actions that would come with a real financial hit.

Nearly 38 million people are living with HIV, including 1.2 million in the U.S.

Among the policies being considered is a requirement that all air travelers to the U.S. be tested for COVID-19 within a day of boarding their flight.

The more COVID-19 spreads among unvaccinated populations, the more possibilities it has to mutate and potentially become more dangerous, prolonging the pandemic for everyone.

The newly identified strain of the coronavirus, which could be more transmissible than the previously dominant Delta variant, has global health officials worried.

Public health experts warn that the rush to impose travel bans on southern African countries after the omicron variant was identified can work against scientific transparency.

The World Health Organization noted that border closures often have limited effects but can wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods.

The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European countries, just days after being identified in South Africa.

In a statement on Friday, the World Health Organization designated it as a “variant of concern."

The visit comes as tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades.

A World Health Organization panel has classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern.