He added that travel bans against several African nations—likened to apartheid by one U.N. leader—are being reconsidered.
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"Thus far, it does not look like there's a great degree of severity to it," Fauci explained."But we have really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or it really doesn't cause any severe illness, comparable to Delta."
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