As concerns ramp up for the newest COVID-19 variant, New York officials are keeping a close eye on how the situation develops and how it could impact the state, 1010 WINS reports.
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency Friday evening, after the start of Shabbos, signing an executive order that would boost hospital capacity ahead of potential spikes due to the omicron variant.
“Through this action, we will also be able to acquire critical supplies more quickly to combat the pandemic,” Hochul tweeted about the declaration, which lasts through Jan. 15. Her order also allows the state health department to limit non-essential surgeries, if needed, to ensure capacity.
Hochul said Friday that there were no known cases of the new variant in the state at this point. In her executive order, she cited that New York COVID-19 transmission numbers were at “rates the State has not seen since April 2020.”
“The Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center Laboratory will continue to actively monitor COVID-19 virus samples selected from throughout New York State to compare sequences and identify circulating and new variants,” said Hochul in a statement. “We are not surprised that new variants are emerging and may likely end up in New York. We will continue to monitor WHO actions and work with our partners at the CDC to keep a close eye on developments.”
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The biggest disaster for the State of New York is that we have Kathy Hochul as governor. A total incompetent woke hack.
What they’re not reporting is the many doctors and nurses walked out for refusing to take the death jab. The ER in Long Island is closed because of it.