Omicron sparks Christmas flight cancellations in US | Video

Arlington, Dec 27 (EFE/EPA).- The Americas are going into the last week of 2021 with a constantly increasing number of Covid-19 cases and will finish out the year with more than 100 million cases and 2.5 million deaths.

Meanwhile, health authorities are studying new measures for responding to the Omicron variant, the spread of which has forced the cancellation of thousands of flights and several cruises amid the Christmas and year-end holidays.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for instance, on Monday cut the isolation time from 10 days to five days for people testing positive for the coronavirus or having come in close contact with positive cases. (Camera: MICHAEL REYNOLDS).

SHOT LIST: TRAVELERS WAIT TO BE SCREENED BY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) PERSONNEL BEFORE FLYING AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US.

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Date: 28/12/2021 02:08 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 156 seconds
Reference: 55007749769
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