Citing pattern seen in South Africa, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio calls omicron cases in New York to be a 'fast and temporary phenomenon.' 'This temporary reality demands an urgent, immediate step, which is to maximize vaccination.'
The U.K. reported a 48.59 percent single-day increase in confirmed omicron cases Sunday.
On Sunday, the British government reported 82,886 new COVID cases and 45 new deaths. The government also confirmed 12,133 new cases of the omicron variant. He said he's worried about the impact the increases are already having on frontline emergency services in London, adding there are a record number of absences that will hamper their ability to respond to people who are unwell.Share to Twitter"Saturday Night Live" won't have an audience and will limit its cast and crew at tonight's taping"out of an abundance of caution," the show announced, as New York sees a spike in COVID-19 cases.
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