Officials briefed President Joe Biden for approximately 45 minutes Sunday on the new variant, with a heavy dose of caution about what's still unknown.
Mandatory Credit:	Carolyn Kaster/AP

Officials briefed President Joe Biden for approximately 45 minutes Sunday on the new variant, with a heavy dose of caution about what's still unknown.
Mandatory Credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP

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Biden says new Omicron variant is 'cause for concern, not a cause for panic'

President Joe Biden on Monday said the new Omicron coronavirus variant is "a cause for concern, not a cause for panic," as federal health officials brace for the first cases of the new variant to be detected in the US.