The US has observed a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases due to the new Omicron variant, which is dubbed to be one of the most transmissible variants of the coronavirus.
The country has recorded 190 000 new infections on a daily basis in the past week, as per the data provided by Johns Hopkins University.
Omicron variant’s arrival coincided with the popular holiday season during a time where families travel to meet friends and family.
Due to the increased travel and social interactions in the country, and the new variant, New York City “identified four-fold increases in COVID-19 hospital admissions for children 18 and under beginning the week of December 5 through the current week”.
Anthony Fauci acknowledges the shortage of Covid-19 tests. “One of the problems is that that’s not going to be totally available to everyone until we get to January and there are still some issues now of people having trouble getting tested,” Fauci told ABC News. “But we’re addressing the testing problem.”
This increase coincides with the shortage in the supply of American blood banks. American organisations claim that the blood banks have very limited supply and it is constantly decreasing. “We simply like to keep three days of inventory,” Chris Hrouda, president of biomedical services at the American Red Cross, said in a local interview. “We’re struggling to keep one day.”
Sources: wionnews
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