Health officials expect COVID-19 omicron variant to linger in Missouri
Health officials agree that it will be hard to know when the area will reach its peak.
Source: columbiatribune.com
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Health officials agree that it will be hard to know when the area will reach its peak.
Postponing surgeries has become necessary for local hospitals to free up staff and beds with rising cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Pharmacies are out of at-home COVID-19 tests and testing centers are experiencing long lines and wait times.
The new testing site is located at 404 N. Keene Street, inside the Women’s Hospital’s east entrance.
Hospital officials at both Boone Health and MU Health Care urge those looking for tests to first assess their symptoms, if they have any.