New York State has declared a state of emergency over the Omicron coronavirus variant, despite the fact that 100 percent of New York's sampled cases in the last two weeks were the Delta variant of the virus.
"We continue to see warning signs of spikes in COVID this winter, and while the new Omicron variant has yet to be detected in New York State, it's coming," Hochul said in a tweet on Friday.
We continue to see warning signs of spikes in COVID this winter, and while the new Omicron variant has yet to be detected in New York State, it's coming.
Hochul's executive moves come despite the fact that New York has not recorded any cases of the Omicron variant.
For samples of SARS-CoV-2 collected between November 7 and November 20, 2021 from New York State that are sequenced and entered into Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data, 100% were the Delta variant, compared to 99.2% in the previous two-week period.
Between November 14 and November 20, CDC's program for HHS Region 2 estimated 100% of samples were the Delta variant, compared to 100% in the previous one-week period.
The World Health Organization has admitted that it skipped naming the new variant "Xi" to avoid "Stigma" to anyone who may be named that - an obvious concern related to the Chinese dictator.
Sunday, November 28, 2021
NY Declares State of Emergency over Zero Cases of Omicron Variant
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