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</html><description>At least half a dozen U.S. officials tested positive for COVID in recent days, as caseloads drop across the country. Even as the new BA.2 Omicron variant accounts for nearly three out of four cases, experts are hoping another wave will be avoided pic.twitter.com/yj7jfhqOVS &mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2022</description><thumbnail_url>https://balloon-juice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/covid-19-coronavirus-updates-friday-saturday-april-8-9-568x600.png</thumbnail_url></oembed>
