The Epoch Times The New York City government on Monday issued a new mask advisory “at all times” indoors and expanded the scope of its vaccine mandate to childcare workers, after a new COVID-19 variant of concern called Omicron was announced earlier this month.
Effective immediately, every person in New York is “encouraged to wear a mask in indoor public settings,” regardless of their vaccination status, outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio and Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi announced.
“We do anticipate detecting omicron in the coming days, based on what we know about its global spread,” Chokshi said, noting that there are currently no confirmed cases of the variant in the city.
He acknowledged that not much is known so far about the newly detected variant, but offered some details on its transmissibility and potential to evade a person’s immunity….
