Posted on 11/26/2021 4:22:16 PM PST by God luvs America
No cases of the newly identified variant have been detected in New York or the rest of the United States, for that matter. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency ahead of potential COVID-19 spikes this winter due to the already-circulating Delta and newly-identified Omicron variants of coronavirus.
The declaration, which goes into effect on Dec. 3, will allow the state to acquire pandemic-fighting supplies, increase hospital capacity and fight potential staffing shortages. It would also allow the state Health Department to limit non-essential and non-urgent procedures at hospitals.
"We continue to see warning signs of spikes this upcoming winter, and while the new Omicron variant has yet to be detected in New York State, it's coming," Hochul said.
The move comes hours after the governor said her office was closely monitoring the new variant, which was first sequenced in South Africa earlier this week.
The variant contains around 50 concerning mutations from the original SARS CoV-2 virus that appeared in China in 2019, including more than 10 to the spike protein that allows the virus to access human cells.
On Friday, the World Health Organization named the new strain and labeled it a variant of concern. But it remains whether it will take a foothold globally - or dodge immune responses from either prior infections or vaccination.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnewyork.com ...
Western Governments will never let their New Power go
You can’t declare a state of emergency for a virus that has SIX known occurrences worldwide and hasn’t even become prevalent yet.
This is unconstitutional, irresponsible AND EVIL.
Fascist little socialists, they are.
50 mutations?
It isn’t the same virus.
Not even close.
“Its coming”... This Fascist govenor has been watching too many scary movies.
Kwick!!! Elect more democrats!!!
Talk about Fear Porn.
What kind of life is worth living to these knee pad people?
Lots of evil minded people running around doing Washingtons bidding to frighten and keep Americans under control.
Oh great heaping piles of more horse s***
“emergency”
Let me guess.
Mask mandates with police enforcement.
Total lockdowns of some private enterprises (restaurants, hair salons, fitness centers) and churches and synagogues along with weddings and funerals.
And in person schools, pre-K through post-graduate.
Old people shipped to live in nursing homes where Covid positive people live.
Total dictatorial powers granted temporarily to the Governor of New York, to be relinquished after she declares it over.
Evil is a feature, not a bug.
Kathy is the opposite of Cuomo, who said in 2020 there was nothing to fear, and then placed infected people into rest homes and killed many.
We simply have criminal government.
“fight potential staffing shortages”
So they decided to not enforce Der Bidenführer’s diktats to fire 1/3 of their medical staff?
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