The United States on Thursday passed 550,000 covid-19 cases recently reported by states, emphasizing the spread of coronavirus lightning across the country, and the highly contagious omicron variant that results in a general cycle of disruptions, disruptions, and uncertainties heading into the third year of the epidemic.
The number of new cases reported nationally reached 562,111, with five counties (Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan and North Carolina) not reporting, according to data followed by the ABC Post.
The spread of disease continues to plague our travel systems. Passengers of trains and planes saw the cancellation of Amtrak on major aircraft on Thursday as the level of infection exacerbated staff shortages; on Thursday evening, nearly 1,300 flights in the United States were canceled, according to FlightAware aircraft tracking website. Travelers seeking to escape the ship faced similar challenges after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised tourists to avoid sailing after a shipwreck off the US fleet.
The rise in cases has prompted health officials to suspend large New Year's gatherings, although New York is among the cities that will continue to hold foreign festivals despite warnings.
There is good news at the end of the vaccine: The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve a Pfizer-BioNTech shoot for 12- to 15-year-olds just after the new year, while a Johnson & Johnson booster is shown. in another South African study to prevent 85% of hospital admissions during an omicron wave.