The first confirmed U.S. case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus was detected in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as the recently detected mutation continues its spread around the world. The infected individual was a traveler from South Africa, according to the CDC. The San Francisco resident was fully vaccinated, had mild symptoms that are improving, and has been self-quarantining since testing positive. All close contacts have been traced and have tested negative, according to the CDC. The infected person began traveling home on Nov. 21, landed the following day and felt symptoms on Nov. 25, California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a press briefing. Testing was done Nov. 28 and came back positive the next day. The patient wasn’t hospitalized, he said. “This individual is doing well,” Newsom said in the briefing, adding that the patient is expected to make a full recovery. Omicron, first detected in South Africa, has been found in locations from Australia to Germany and Canada. Its arrival had been widely expected in the U.S., and researchers are racing to understand the impact of the heavily mutated strain that features some changes that are absent in other major variants. More: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-01/cdc-confirms-first-case-of-omicron-variant-detected-in-u-s?sref=Ycj954CZ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake