A person takes COVID-19 test at mobile testing site near Grand Central Terminal on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in New York. The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, had been discovered in at least five states by the end of Thursday, showing yet again how mutations of the virus can circumnavigate the globe with speed and ease.
“The omicron variant is here, and as anticipated we are seeing the beginning of community spread,” state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said in a news release.The arrival of omicron comes as hospitals statewide continue to strain under a surge in coronavirus cases, most traced to the delta variant, along with staffing shortages.
Gov. Kathy Hochul in recent days has authorized the Health Department to limit nonessential, non-urgent procedures at hospitals close to running out of beds and deployed National Guard teams to relieve healthcare workers at facilities dealing with staffing issues and surging caseloads.Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin said Wednesday the state would send 13 National Guard teams to the western New York county, where County Executive Adam Bello has declared a state of emergency.
Much remains unknown about omicron, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it can thwart vaccines and whether it makes people as sick as the original strain.
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That’s the Way to go let’s start a new virus election years coming up and we can do another illegal election with mail in ballots. Go Democrats and we can get another dementia president
I'm so sure all these people came in contact with a flu virus from Africa! And never been or around anyone from South Africa or was on a flight with someone. So how did it spread? How via the vax duh. Not from breathing or touching. Wake up fokes, stop being sheep. Use your mind.
Why are they doing this 🦬💩 again. It's not real. Symptoms of the new flu. Like after having a hard day at work. And a reporter himself from Africa said there are lies being told. It's flu season where are the flu's Am I the only one seeing this? There was a flu virus now gone
Please don't make news for Ethiopia! We have already recognized your secret agenda
DebbieNester1 A nationwide MaskMandate would save lives, prevent overcrowded hospitals, keep businesses open. Why not do it? 🙏😷
HOSPITALS STRAIN WITH THE 8 NEW CASES IN THE WHOLE STATE?
Omg 8 cases now how many of the 8 are not vaccinated? Vaccinated? And what are the symptoms and severity?
I want the unicron variant
Dont worry man will make a vaccine for it. You will still catch it, spread it and die from it.But they'll make it anyway and FORCE everyone to take it for a reason they're not telling you while at the same time complain about climate change and say population controll will help
State of New York should place a team and methods to aggressively trace contacts of Omicron variance, this should be the first priority, secondly isolate and quarantine carriers and exposed. Professor Isagholian, Virology, immunology
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania and several other states have also reported confirmed cases.
Don’t. Care.
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