Variant Hit News Today

Produced ♪ be clap along ♪ if you feel like a room without a roof ♪ because im happy ♪ clap along if you feel ♪ if your happy. >> brian: thats fantastic. >> steve: that is good. >> brian: he was pushing for that a while ago. then the variant hit. then this happened. another variant out there. the cases are up. but testing haphazard across the country. down 60%. deaths under 500. so they are down precipitously. this variant is a subvariant of a variant. >> steve: subvariant of a variant...

This more quickly. and i wonder, by the time all these tests get out to people, and granted, its a big effort, perhaps a billion tests being sent, will it be too late to have an effect on the omicron surge? >> yes. the short answer to that is yes. so first of all, theres no website up and running yet to order a test. this whole business of even paying for tests for people is so layered and cumbersome, having to get your insurance company to pay for it is unhelpful. this administration placed all...

Omicron, a new variant of COVID-19, is rising concerns in India and across the world.

Omicron, a new variant of COVID-19, is rising concerns in India and across the world.

Cambodia has removed a ban on travellers from 10 African countries after it was imposed nearly a week ago due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said.

>>ier, people send you $10? im saying covid is real. im telling you the truth, not the truth you wanted to hear. sonny says dark jokes bring some relief from a darker reality like that her own health is at risk. her fellow nurse hazel bailey got covid last august and was on a ventilator for 42 days. >> its real. covid is real. i nearly died from it, and will probably have issues from it for the rest of my life. i have family that they believe that its real, but theyre not concerned with taking t...

And will probably have issues from it for the rest of my life. i have family that they believe that its real, but theyre not concerned with taking the vaccine. they understand some people get it and its not bad. but i got it and it was bad. now were seeing this new variant hit and its really hitting arkansas. >> sorry. my sister doesnt have the vaccine. >> reporter: sunny says recently covid patients have been telling her they got it at church. this week arkansas had its biggest spike in cases s...

From it for the rest of my life. i have family that, they believe that its real but, theyre not concerned with taking the vaccine. they understand some people get it, and its not bad. but i got it, and it was bad. and now, were seeing this new variant hit and -- and its re really hitting arkansas. sorry. my sister hasnt had the vaccine. >> reporter: sunny says that recently, covid patients have been telling her they got it at church. this week, arkansas had its biggest spike in cases, since febr...

Got covid last august and was on a ventilator for 42 days. >> its real. covids real. i nearly died from it. and will, probably, have issues from it, for the rest of my life. i have family that they believe that its real. but theyre not concerned with taking the vaccine. they understand some people get it, and its not bad. but i got it and it was bad. and now, were seeing this new variant hit. and -- and its really hitting arkansas. sorry. my sister doesnt have the vaccine. >> reporter: sunny say...

People send you $10. covid is real. surprise. tell you the truth not the truth you wanted to hear. no. >> reporter: sunny says dark jokes bring some relief from a darker reality, that her own health is at risk. her fellow nurse got covid last august and was on a ventilator for 42 days. >> its real. covid is real. i nearly died frit. and will probably have issues from it for the rest of my life. i have family that they believe that its real but theyre not concerned with taking the vaccine. they u...