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Governor Kathy Hochul will issue a new mask mandate for businesses or venues that don’t have a vaccination policy.
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Three more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant were detected in New York City, bringing the statewide total to eight cases, one of which in Suffolk County. The first case of the Omicron variant has also been detected in Connecticut.
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The news comes as new cases of COVID-19 continue to spike in portions of upstate.
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Connecticut doctors say they’re prepared to tackle the omicron variant if necessary.
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Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Hochul issued a new state of emergency that she said could ban elective surgeries in up to three dozen hospitals in the state.
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“The best way to fight this is exactly what we’re doing right now, which is vaccines and boosters,” Dr. Ulysses Wu said. “Even if it’s not 100% effective against Omicron — it’s still going to be partially protective.”