All 53,000 attendees of Anime NYC urged to get tested after one got Omicron

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Were you one of the 53,000 attendees of the Anime NYC 2021 convention in New York City, or know someone who did? New York City authorities and Anime NYC organizers are urging every single attendee, exhibitor, artist, and staff member to get tested for COVID-19 — because one of the United States’ first confirmed cases of the new omicron variant was a man who attended the convention and likely caught it there (via Kotaku).

If you attended the Anime NYC 2021 Convention at the Javits Center from November 18-22, get tested for #COVID19 as soon as possible.➡️ https://t.co/fESkqpcKQo pic.twitter.com/niI8ENg3ez— City of New York (@nycgov) December 2, 2021

The Anime NYC team was notified today that one of this year’s attendees tested...

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