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'It's coming': New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency in response to new Covid variant Omicron: Halts elective surgeries in hospitals with limited capacity as Biden bans travel from eight African countries
2021-11-27
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • NY Gov Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a 'disaster state' due to COVID levels being at a rate not seen in the state since April 2020

  • She stressed that the new variant Omicron has not yet been found in the US, but experts believe it is only a matter of time

  • Hochul announced that hospitals have the option of canceling elective surgeries, if they become dangerously overwhelmed, to free up staff and facilities

  • Her move was in response to the new COVID variant Omicron, which begun in Botswana and is spreading rapidly in South Africa

  • It has now been found in Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium, with about 100 confirmed cases worldwide

  • Experts do not yet know if Omicron is more transmissible or more dangerous, but they fear it could be more resistant to vaccines or immunity

  • President Joe Biden earlier Friday banned travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region, following in the footsteps of the UK, Israel and the EU
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