Biden To Offer Half A Billion At-Home COVID Tests As Omicron Surges
The president is expected to deliver a speech on the nation's response this afternoon.
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The president is expected to deliver a speech on the nation's response this afternoon.
Crowds packed Madison Square Garden on Monday night for a concert, just as Broadway announced more COVID-19-related shutdowns.
Omicron makes up the highest share of new cases in the South, Central Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and the New York area.
The NYPD is tightening its mask policy for all employees.
Long Island currently has the highest seven-day average of new positive COVID-19 cases in the state.
This year, a surge in COVID-19 cases is coinciding with a very busy travel season.
Hamilton was one of several shows to cancel performances last week and remain closed over the weekend.
COVID cases in New York hit another record for a third day in a row Sunday, likely fueled by the Omicron variant.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is warning a swift wave of Omicron variant cases is taking hold in New York City.
In separate statements Sunday, the Democrats said they had been fully vaccinated with two doses and a booster and their symptoms were mild.
Statewide, 21,908 people tested positive, beating out the previous day's total of 21,027 positives.
Performances of "The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes" have been canceled for the rest of the season due to breakthrough cases.
The bar crawl, skipped last year because of COVID, is back with the new mandate that all revelers show proof of full vaccination dating back at least two weeks.
COVID testing sites across New York City are seeing long lines as cases climb ahead of the holidays.
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest surge in case, one of the city's top doctors said Thursday, "We've never seen this before."
