More and more hospitals are reaching capacity as the Omicron variant continues to surge across the nation. Some hospitals have even started to staff their facilities with the US military’s National Guard.
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This Covid Surge Feels Different
<p> The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has a reputation for causing mild illness, yet it’s fueling a staggering rise in hospitalizations across the country. </p><p>In some of the early hot spots for the variant, emergency rooms are filling up, hospitals are being flooded with ... Show More
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Jan 2022
How Staggering New Covid Numbers Are Disrupting American Life
For the first time in four months, pandemic hospitalizations exceed 100,000, with Omicron now responsible for 95% of new infections nationwide. Plus: a jarring look at the Jan 6 lies Trump supporters believe to their core. And: Chuck Schumer’s math problem.
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9 AM ET: Thousands sheltering in hospital, CA I-10 fire, former UK PM returns & more
The director of Gaza’s largest hospital tells CNN that thousands of people and patients are sheltering there as essential units, including for newborns, have collapsed. A huge fire that shut down part of California’s I-10 will still cause headaches for drivers this week. A former ... Show More
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Pediatric Hospitalizations Skyrocket Amid Omicron Surge
Omicron has scrambled everything. Daily Covid cases climb to 237,000, more kids land in hospitals and the CDC changes its isolation guidance to 5 days for asymptomatic cases.Plus, Democrats run over the same old ground. Is President Biden's agenda dead, or can Joe Manchin be sway ... Show More
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Ill news, spreads apace: covid in China
<p>The sudden rescinding of zero-covid strictures has, as expected, led to a spike in cases. Our correspondent visits overstretched hospitals and crematoria, and considers what will happen <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/01/02/what-the-great-reopenin ... Show More
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Four States Report Peak Covid Hospitalizations
A new record high number of COVID-19 cases is set with a seven-day average now topping 256,000. So far, hospitalizations and deaths have not seen a similar increase in pace, but there are concerning signs. For example, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Vermont are now showing r ... Show More
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