Omicron spread, manpower shortage continues… Reduced train service and temporary closure of large pharmacies
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(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Yoon-Seop Jeong = New York State authorities have made a diagnosis that the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is overcoming the hurdle of the spread of Omicron mutations.
New York Governor Kathy Hocal made the announcement at a press conference on the 15th (local time), CNN reported.
Governor Hoquel said in a conference call the day before that, after peaking at 23% on the 3rd, the corona infection rate has dropped to 16.3% and the number of hospitalized patients has also started to decrease. said to have come down.
“This is a very positive trend and I think it will continue to progress,” he said.
“As Omicron sweeps across the United States, data from New York State offers a ray of hope,” CNN reported.
The average daily number of confirmed cases in the United States remained above 800,000 for two days in a row.
According to the New York Times (NYT) self tally, as of the 13th, the average daily number of confirmed cases in the United States for 7 days was 83,736, and as of the 14th, the average number of confirmed cases was 86,157.
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The hospital crisis caused by the shortage of manpower caused by the spread of Omicron mutation and the surge in hospitalized patients continued.
Large drugstore chains CVS and Walgreens have decided to close some stores and adjust their business hours later this week due to a surge in Omicron infections and a shortage of staff.
National Passenger Railroad Corporation Amtrak has announced that it will temporarily reduce train operations as cases of Omicron infection among its employees increase.
Amtrak said in a statement it would cut 8% of its train operations over the next 10 weeks, saying hundreds of its employees have been absent from work due to being infected or exposed to the coronavirus.
Also, in Alabama, where child vaccination rates are low, pediatric hospitalizations hit an all-time high, and over the past two weeks, 3,700 hospitalized patients and staff at nursing homes across Louisiana have tested positive.
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