Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday criticized the public response to the highly-transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, saying that fears emanating from the surge in new cases amounted to 'irrational hysteria.'
Sen. Marco Rubio on Friday criticized fears over the Omicron variant as "irrational hysteria."Florida had a one-day record of 75,900 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to the CDC.
"Record numbers testing positive for a sore throat isn't a crisis. And people in the hospital for car accidents testing positive isn't a surge," Despite the continued frustrated among many Americans over the enduring state of the pandemic as it enters a third consecutive year — along with President Joe Biden'sOn Thursday, the seven-day average topped 355,000 cases,However, the risk of hospitalization for individuals infected with the Omicron variant is roughly a third of what is posed from the highly-infectious Delta variant.
"While cases have substantially increased from last week, hospitalizations and deaths remain comparatively low right now,"She continued: "I want to emphasize that this virus has proven its ability to adapt quickly, and we must adapt with it. And it is in that context that, last week, CDC updated our isolation and quarantine guidance for healthcare workers as we prepare for an anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases.
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