State of emergency in Ny against Omicron variant threat

(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, NOV 26 - The governor of the state of New York, Kathy Hochul, has declared a state of emergency in response to the new Omicron variant of Covid which threatens to arrive also in the United States.

Hochul also explained that the decision is linked to a number of infections in the State of New York which has returned to growth at levels never seen since last April.

    The announcement comes after the Biden administration banned entry to the US from eight African states.

The goal is to increase the capacity of beds in New York hospitals and address the problem of hospital staff shortages.

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