![]() New York State has confirmed five cases of the omicron variant. Meanwhile the fifth case involves another suspected traveler in the city from one of the five boroughs. Their vaccination status is also unknown. The third case is a similar situation, according to the governor. The vaccination status of the individual is unknown. The individual was asymptomatic while traveling home and after returning became symptomatic, according to Hochul. It appears that she does have some vaccination history. The first omicron variant case in the state, according to Hochul, was found in a 67-year-old woman, who traveled from South Africa and arrived in the New York. We don't have more information at this time, but we suspect there'll be more cases emerging," she said. We just want to make sure that the public is aware of information when we receive it. You and I have been in communication already. On Thursday, Hochul, along with other officials, once again urged the public not to overreact as they continue to gather more information about the relevant New York cases as well as the variant overall. ![]() The governor has said it was only a matter of time before omicron would appear in New York. "We still don't have specific info on how the vaccines are holding up or how the boosters are holding up to this variant," Hochul said, adding: "While this may be highly transmissible, at least from the early evidence - and again, more information is still forthcoming - we want people to know that the early cases that (arose) are not life-threatening, they seem to be minor cases, and that is a source of good news for us right now." Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox. Kathy Hochul made the announcement in a joint press conference with Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday afternoon. ![]() While omicron variant fears mount worldwide, no one knows yet if it's linked to more severe illness or death, or if the variant is more prone to reinfection because scientific data from U.S. ![]() confirmed that its second overall omicron variant case in a Minnesota resident who recently traveled to New York City for a two-day convention at the Javits Center in Manhattan. New York has confirmed five omicron variant cases, including in New York City - just mere hours after the U.S. Kathy Hochul on Thursday pledged Thursday not to overreact It is unclear if any of these cases are linked to the Minnesota man at this time. Hours later, New York confirmed five omicron variant cases, including in New York City.A vaccinated Minnesota man who attended a two-day convention at NYC's Javits Center last month is confirmed to be the United States' second omicron case the first was announced in California a day ago.We know that there is no going back to “before.” Too much has happened. But the arrival of a new subvariant is also a reminder that the pandemic is not over. And yet the dire predictions of a city damaged beyond repair proved wrong.Īs Plague Year 3 dawns, infection rates have plummeted. Something has been lost, some kind of trust perhaps. Two years and 40,000 deaths later, there remain rips and rifts in the social fabric that have not been repaired and may not be for a while. The rate at which disaster ensued was in every sense of the word breathtaking. ![]() The governor of New York said that day that there would be “community spread” of the new disease but that there was “no reason for concern.” The mayor said that the virus “could be anywhere” but told us to go about our normal lives. If a fellow New Yorker had told you on March 1, 2020, what the next two years held for the city, you would not have believed it. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |