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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Nov 27, 2021, 01:16 PM Nov 2021

New York declares covid state of emergency as Gov. Hochul warns that omicron variant 'is coming'

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency Friday in response to a cold-weather surge of coronavirus infections and the threat of the newly detected omicron variant, making her state one of the first in the country to impose measures against the mutation that was recently sequenced in southern Africa.

As part of the emergency, the state’s health department will be allowed to protect hospital capacity by limiting nonessential and non-urgent care until at least Jan. 15. Hospitals with less than 10 percent staffed bed capacity, or those designated by the state, will be authorized to screen patients and restrict admissions to keep beds open for the most urgent cases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that omicron had not yet been detected in the United States, but Hochul said of the variant: “It’s coming.”

She also urged New Yorkers to mask up in indoor public venues, get tested when appropriate and stay home when ill. She also reminded residents to get coronavirus vaccinations or booster shots.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-declares-covid-state-of-emergency-as-gov-hochul-warns-that-omicron-variant-is-coming/ar-AARbMM2

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New York declares covid state of emergency as Gov. Hochul warns that omicron variant 'is coming' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 OP
Those opposing the state of emergency should LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #1

LiberalFighter

(53,465 posts)
1. Those opposing the state of emergency should
Sat Nov 27, 2021, 06:29 PM
Nov 2021

protest by all quitting their job and moving to the most Republican county in Florida or Texas. And spend all day crowded together.

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