Airlines Point To Highly Contagious Omicron COVID Variant As Reason For Flight Cancellations – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It was one different day of canceled flights and stranded vacationers, due largely to the extraordinarily contagious omicron variant.Delta, United, JetBlue and American Airways pointed to staff sick with COVID-19.READ MORE: 13-Yr-Outdated Boynton Seashore Boy Driving Filth Bike Dies Throughout Tried Visitors CeaseAirways had already cancelled an entire bunch of flights on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and larger than 50 flights have already been canceled Monday.“It really cancelled whereas we have been in line to test in,” said traveler Tamera Robinson.On Christmas, Florida broke its private doc for the perfect number of day-to-day circumstances that doc set the day sooner than, on Christmas Eve.Los Angeles seen a 300% rise in new COVID circumstances closing week, creating an unlimited demand for testing.“I’ve a process that must be accomplished, COVID testing earlier than my process and now they’re telling me that they’re not doing it no extra,” said Carmela Cicneros, who waited for COVID-19 Take a have a look at.The nation’s prime infectious sickness doctor, Anthony Fauci, acknowledged he’s irritated by the restricted present of COVID-19 exams.READ MORE: Fort Lauderdale Police Division Investigating Murder“We’ve clearly acquired to do higher.  I believe issues will enhance significantly as we get into January, however that doesn’t assist us at present and tomorrow,” said Dr. Fauci.Dr. Fauci says data from across the globe suggests omicron might set off a lot much less important illness, nevertheless that the variant’s extreme transmissibility may overwhelm the nation’s hospitals with the unvaccinated.Hospitals in Minnesota report that’s already happening.“If we get an enormous wave of COVID, sadly, there’s going to be some extent the place we don’t have room to care for everybody,” said Dr. Andrea Rowland-Fisher with Hennepin Healthcare.In New York, there was a sharp rise throughout the number of unvaccinated children hospitalized with COVID-19.  About half are under the age of 5 and by no means however eligible to be vaccinated.And on Monday, New York Metropolis’s new vaccine properly being order goes into impression.About 184,000 private sector firms may need to verify their staff’ proof of vaccination. There are properly being and non secular exemptions.MORE NEWS: 13-Yr-Outdated Ada Portilla Discovered SecureA model new analysis from the Nationwide Institutes of Well being has found COVID-19 can unfold inside days from the airways to nearly every organ system throughout the physique and may persist there for months.