Omicron infections: New York distributes masks and self-tests

In view of the increasing 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 Omicron variant has arrived here in New York at full speed.”

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