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>> reporter: the numbers are staggering alone with new york state experiencing about a 67% increase -- rather a 65% increase in the new number of covid cases, 67,000, total number of new yorkers testing positive just yesterday. so that is certainly significant here its a new high. many of those that have recently tested positive are some of new york citys first responders, and thats when you begin to worry about potential staff shortages. look at these numbers coming from fdny showing 37% of ems...

Officers. a third of ems workers in the city are not working. nurses and doctors are calling out and having understaffed intensive care units. so the cdc came out with that realistic assessment to overcome. i didnt even mention the airline pilots with thousands of flights cancelled. thats the cdcs point right now. so youre right. your infectious within the first two days of getting symptoms. once the symptoms abate, even though your tests are positive, you can go back to work with a mask for fiv...

First five days. >> reporter: but they had no data for that claim. >> if we had a massive amount of tests in our communities now, would you have included testing in your algorithm? and id be shocked if she said no. >> reporter: the cdc says its not clear at-home tests can tell whether a person is likely to transmit the virus to others. >> there is no evidence of any predictive value. >> reporter: most can see the guidance is not perfect but an acceptable compromise to allow the country to functi...

Steps to take in case they are short staffed, cancelling vacations and implementing mandatory overtime. in new york city the city says unless it is a real emergency, do not call 911. that may seem obvious, but 30% -- 30% of ems workers and 17% of firefighters in the city are out psych right now. around 17% of the n.y.p.d.s uniformed officers had already called out sick tuesday. and the mta was forced to suspend the entire w subway line that normally serves as queens, mid town and lower manhatt...

It appears to be more of an upper airway disease than a lower airway disease. thats good for most americans. but thats a problem for younger children. youre seeing more bronchitis-like systmptoms. >> cnns ryan young is in atlanta at one of the worlds busiest airports. but lets start with cnns polo sandoval in new york. how is this latest surge in cases impacting people in new york? once again its at the epicenter. how are they responding? >> reporter: lets first off with first responders. these ...

Supreme court blocked it and on the front lines of ems workers. the burnout theyre facing heading into year three of the pandemic also tonight, with u.s. troops on heightened alert, president biden warning russia will face enormous consequences if it invades ukraine. and what he said about sanctioning vladimir putin personally new images, u.s. weapons arriving in ukraine as russia makes a major show of force. days after that shooting ambush in new york, a second nypd officer dying after hi...

This scandal. again, people do not like you breaking the rules you are imposing on them especially in such a blatant way. raf sanchez, good to have you on the story. coming up, jacob soboroff rides with ems workers for a firsthand look at a health care system overwhelmed by not just the omicron surge but non-emergency calls as well. n s n s non-emergency calls as well. and maintain remission. and its the first and only s1p receptor modulator approved for uc. dont take zeposia if youve had a he...

Very steep cliff and the cars upside down, the bus hanging, its a credit to the ems workers that chained people together to pull people out of there and i will tell you, if this would have occurred an hour later, this is a road that gets probably about 15,000 cars on it a day and if it was rush hour, we would be looking at a couple hundred cars down in that valley. weve got very, very lucky today and hopefully those individuals at the hospital recover quickly in their home safe and then next cou...

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