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Test. so that does play into pyongyangs favor. many experts and observers you speak to as well will say they believe a nuclear test, the seventh nuclear test for north korea, could be imminent, could be in the next few months. and we have seen satellite images showing there is activity at that testing site. rosemary? >> all right. paula hancocks joining us live from seoul. many thanks. its a presence that isnt going unnoticed. coming up, the concerns over chinese warships being spotted outside...

Of quarantine in many countries and discussing that as well. the focus certainly in italy, france, all over europe is schools. getting these kids tested. were at a testing site in rome and people are getting tested so they can go back to work or the teachers have to get tested before they can go into the classroom and things like that. the focus is to get kids back in, to allow them to stay in school despite the surge in cases, anna. >> barbie, obviously weve been through a tough lockdown beginn...

With the science? >> well, so it really had a lot to do with what we thought people would be able to tolerate. >> well that guidance relaxes more colleges across the country are reinstating virtual learning before students return from the holiday break at a fear of a future spread. joining me now is antonia hilton, in massachusetts, were also joined by emergency medical physician dr. mario ramirez, he is the former pandemic and emerging threats coordinator in the office of global affairs during ...

Is being added to meet the demand for getting tested for covid-19. the omicron variant is rapidly struggling, and not just new york where it is a struggle to get the test. you showed pictures from raleigh, north carolina, everybody lining up to get covid tests before their christmas celebrations and before they travel. in raleigh, for instance, some had to wait two hours in traffic to get to the testing site. in oahu, one site the line wrapped several blocks, some waiting two and a half hours. a...

More mild. but that said, people are staying home and quarantining if theyve been exposed or to recover from the virus. and all of this has a domino effect on everybody. and i want to hear what a representative for the texas restaurant association had to say when we spoke to them. take a listen. >> the industry lost almost 60% of its workforce at the peak of the pandemic, right, when we were required to close, we couldnt have on-premise dining. that was about 700,000 workers. and many of those f...

Believed to be mostly mild. on top of that, hospitalizations are up, but only 13% in the last two weeks, and deaths are pretty much flat. in fact, we have only gotten word of one single death from omicron, and that was from an unvaccinated person with underlying conditions. nevertheless, president biden is urging people to do everything they can to keep themselves and their community safe. >> i know youre tired. i really mean this, and i know youre frustrated. we all want this to be over. were s...

59%, suggesting that while the new variant was on the rise, it is not infecting people at the rate that the cdc just projected. >> pediatric hospitalizations are also near their september peak though. nationwide hospitalizations of children with the virus have jumped on average nearly 50% in just one week. parents understandably concerned as vaccination rates particularly among the pediatric population continue to lag leaving many children potentially vulnerable to infection. president biden say...

Average over a two-week period climbed by more than 200%. those figures only illustrate part of the story. testing sites are overwhelmed as omicron spreads at breakneck speeds. many americans are turning to at-home tests, if theyre lucky enough to get their hands on one. think about all the positive tests that arent being properly counted. some experts believes if all all the active cases were accurately counted, we would have somewhere near 1 million new cases a day in this country. and the ser...

Settings in areas of substantial and high-risk community transmission. and take a test before you gather. >> reporter: meanwhile, the legal struggle over some of the presidents pandemic policies continues in the courts. the supreme court has scheduled oral arguments on january 7th for the presidents vaccine mandates. erica, back to you. >> we will be watching for that one. noted on the calendar. joe johns, thank you. here in new york, another record day of covid cases. the new daily average, n...