NY Gov announces plan to boost hospital capacity and address staff shortage in ...
'It's coming': New York Gov Kathy Hochul announces urgent action to boost hospital capacity and address staffing shortages in response to new Covid variant Omicron after Biden announced the US will ban travel from eight African countries Hochul on Friday announced that hospitals have the option of canceling of elective surgeries to free up staff and facilities Her move was in response to the new COVID variant Omicron, which begun in Botswana and is spreading rapidly in South Africa It has now been found in Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium Hochul also declared a 'disaster state' due to COVID levels being at a rate not seen in the state since April 2020 She stressed that Omicron has not yet been found
