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A problem from the very beginning, right? increased testing wasnt a focus. >> it was a problem from the beginning but, remember, what december we sent 180 million of the rapid tests out. that a year ago that we were able to do this. >> but thats enough for like half of america to have one test. they were never sent to american homes. we all remember the long testing lines, the drive-through testing places -- >> and a year later. >> we just had this report that came out on friday from the how is ...

Presidents address and afterwards as well. thank. what a difference a day makes. yesterday as we went to air, youll recall the latest cdc breakdown showed the delta variant accounted for the vast majority of cases other in the u.s. today the cdcs updated numbers show a complete flip. omicron is now making up almost three out of four new infections nationwide. the entire trajectory of the pandemic changing overnight for americans. lets bring in cnn medical correspondent ecohen. elizabeth, experts...

If you look at the week ending december 4th.07% of new cases -- new cases of covid in the u.s. were of the omicron variant. december 11th that went up to 12.6%. by december 18th, as you said, nearly three out of four new cases were omicron. that is a jump from less than 1% to 73% in less than two weeks, and in some places its even more than 73%. the cdc says in these pockets, in the northwest and in the southeast, in these 12 states, its actually more than 95%, more than 95% of new cases are omi...

We are seeing a bigup upsurge in cases. thankfully in general they are more mild and thankfully the health care system is well positioned to deal with it. but its a tough few weeks and we need to understand that and do everything possible to address that. >> getting vaccinated, getting booster shots is something the mayor has continuously pushed. and this afternoon, anna, he also announced what the city is offering is a $100 incentive for all the people out here in the city who have gotten vacci...

Be overwhelmed if gatherings get out of hand. shes also warning everyone to ditch the cloth masks saying they are arent effective enough right now. most canadians are restricted to having ten people or less their homes over the holidays but situation is most acute in quebec where cases continue to rise dramatically, and that province has now closed bars, movie theaters, casinos. it is sending some schoolchildren home early for the holidays, and it says the situation right now there is critical. ...

19 hurricane cases since december 9th and have launched testing of all their residents. china is now doubling down on its zero covid strategy. authorities have urged residents in any city where covid-19 cases have been observed to avoid travel for the upcoming lunar new year holiday. >> thanks to all our reporters, paula newton, ben wedeman and selena wang. and up next we go live to the streets of new york city where anxious residents are waiting in these long lines just to get a covid test. w...