More Patients, Fewer Workers: Omicron Pushes New York Hospitals to Brink
The current spike in coronavirus cases appears to be less deadly than earlier waves, but some safety-net hospitals are still being severely strained.
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The current spike in coronavirus cases appears to be less deadly than earlier waves, but some safety-net hospitals are still being severely strained.
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By Carl O'Donnell and Ahmed Aboulenein NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge in U.S. COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is overwhelming testing...
A surge in U.S. COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is overwhelming testing capacity in high-infection areas like New York City due in part to staffing shortages among health care workers and the limited number of open test sites, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials, health providers, and testmakers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he doesn’t want to impose new government restrictions. But some health experts say more must be done.