WHO Raises Concerns of Omicron Surge as CDC Issues Shortened Isolation Requirements Supported by White House

The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghenbreyesus, raised concerns that the Omicron variant could cause a massive surge of new cases. The remarks comes as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, defended the agency's shortening of isolation requirements.