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Right now in case they get another big wave of refugees, thats one concern, the number of internal refugees in ukraine if the war continues to head west and those refugees start to come across, they want some place to put them very quickly, but beyond that, the ones that are staying, while they were, for a while, moving on to other countries, now the whole sort of system is backing up. they are starting to stay in romania so everything from language classes to healthcare, to education, to jobs, ...

Well, so we need -- we need to think more expansively and half a billion tests seems like a lot but we have 330 million americans. we are going to need a lot more. >> yeah. dr. zimmer, indiana as i mentioned is one of the states that the federal governments deploying resources to right now because its being hit so hard. at your hospital, youre already at 127% capacity and you describe it as being underwater. whats going on there? >> its just like that. its like being underwater, trying to tread ...

>> the more it becomes clear if a that if you want to be protected you should really get a booster. >> reporter: evidence of the need for boosters only mounting with a winter surge setting in. >> it is winter. weve been planning for this winter surge since july. be were prepared and were trying to flex the bed space and what not within the hospital system. it is important that the health care system is preserved. >> reporter: hospitalizations among children now reaching record highs in the north...

Substantially less effective than delta. but those researchers also say at this time there is no evidence of omicron would lead to an increase in severe disease or deaths. so far the variant has been linked to one death in the uk. the u.s. now reporting omicron cases in at least 29 states and d.c. >> if you look at the data, the more and more it becomes clear that if you want to be optimal ly protected you should get a booster. >> reporter: evidence of the need for boosters only mounting with a ...

A hospital trust in cornwall has asked patients relatives to do anything they can to support loved ones at home, to free up bed space. last week, staff at the royal cornwall hospitals trust said more than 200 patients were medically ready to leave but had nowhere to go. the trusts director of emergency care said these were "some of the most testing situations weve ever worked in". a new nationwide advertising campaign will launch later today, to encourage more people to come forward for their co...

Last week, staff at the royal cornwall hospitals trust said more than 200 patients were medically ready to leave but had nowhere to go. the trusts director of emergency care said these were "some of the most testing situations weve ever worked in". were joined now by our political correspondent nick eardley. so this see qc report, it is very bold and clear and alarming about the level of the needful star. that is the primary issue, the lack of staff, therefore the risk that is growing. what can ...

Multi-care hospital says that just over the weekend it had three patients die in its relatively small icu within a 12-hour period. its now having to deny about two-thirds of the patient transfer requests from out of state because they say theres just not enough bed space. we spoke with several of the health care workers here that say theyre frustrated because this is happening a year and a half into this pandemic. craig, this is the worst theyve seen it throughout this entire pandemic. and again...

Crisis inside hospitals out where you are is intensifying. >> reporter: thats right, andrea. certain parts of the northwest are dealing with a surge in cases, also in neighboring idaho specifically, and this hospital is one of those that normally takes patients from out of state, but they are having to deny some patients request transfers because theres just not enough bed space here. now, speaking about the pfizer news that you mentioned, yes, that earlier today overnight really pfizer coming o...

So in washington they are turning down patients from out of state. thats not normal. >> reporter: yeah, stephanie, its a dire situation here in eastern washington because of what you just mentioned. yes, in idaho the situation is growing increasingly more difficult so theyre having to send a lot of those patients over the border, over the state line here to washington, but this hospital here in spokane says that its having trouble keeping up because theres just not enough bed space. just a short...

Of the pandemic than were born, marking the first time the states population declined. to the alarming numbers out of georgia now, covid deaths have risen nearly a thousand percent since august 1. on average, 94 georgians are dying every day, according to the states department of health. my colleague nbcs stephanie stanton joins us from atlanta. pretty shocking numbers, that escalation is remarkable, stephanie. what are you hearing on this? >> reporter: indeed. good afternoon to you, alex. hea...