Chuck sievertson the new strain of COVID known as Omar Khan first detected in South Africa may say infectious disease experts be more contagious than previous strains South African president Cyril ramaphosa The identification of omicron coincides with a sudden rise in COVID-19 infection Some European nations in Canada now announcing the arrival of uma Kron cases not yet in the U.S. doctor Anthony Fauci chief White House medical adviser says it's only a matter of time but South Africa's information helped the world by sometimes as the doctor It's going to give us a period of time to enhance our preparedness I think we have to give kudos to the South Africans for being so transparent so quickly by giving us this information About you urging more people to get vaccinated Another killer not killing less in the U.S. The head of the DEA and Milgram tells ABC's this week fentanyl is responsible for most of the opioid deaths in the country We are now seeing other drugs cocaine heroin methamphetamine being laced with fentanyl She says drug dealers are making pills with fentanyl to look like prescription drugs and many users don't even know Talking about it works So we know from the research that just making individuals aware that the only pill they should take is a pill that is prescribed to them from their doctor Last year a grim milestone opioid deaths in the U.S. topped 100,000 Americans Derek Dennis ABC News By the time today is just another cross off on the calendar and soon to be Gauzy memory more than 2.4 million people are expected to have flown today around the U.S. making this not only the busiest day of the year but also the most passengers screened in one day.