Omicron infections in the USA: New York distributes masks and self-tests – Panorama

The Omikron variant has arrived in New York in full force. Now the metropolis wants to counteract it with an action.

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New York – In view of the rising number of corona infections, the metropolis of New York wants to distribute hundreds of thousands of masks and self-tests in the coming days. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that around a million masks and around 500,000 self-tests would be issued. The increasing numbers of infections are mainly due to the Omikron variant. “It is obvious that the Omikron variant has arrived here in New York at full speed.”

The metropolis with millions of people had become the epicenter of the pandemic in spring 2020. After that, the infection rate had stabilized to some extent, but had recently increased significantly again. The city had already responded, among other things, with a tightened mask requirement again. Numerous Broadway shows had to cancel performances in the past few days due to corona cases, on Friday the famous dance group Rockettes also canceled all performances for the day.

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