President Joe Biden and his wife Jill both sported masks during a holiday visit to a D.C. children’s hospital on Friday amid a global surge of COVID-19 cases.
“Things are getting better. COVID no longer controls our lives. Our kids are back in school. People are back to work,” the president said in a holiday-themed speech from the White House.In China, as many as 248 million people — almost 18% of its population — contracted the virus in the first 20 days of December, according to minutes from an internal meeting of the National Health CommissionIn just a single day, nearly 37 million people may have caught the virus, according to the report.
The current number is just a fraction of the peak in Jan. 2022 when 5.6 million cases per week were reported, according to the CDC. New York City is also experiencing a sharp spike in influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus cases, with Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin VasanNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to stay up to date on their vaccinations to keep the burden off of hospitals after the holidays.
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