The uptick is being caused by the latest Omicron subvariant, which is highly contagious, and a cause of much concern as families gather this weekend to celebrate Easter and Passover."If you know you're gonna have family coming in, particularly if you have family coming in from out of town, or family you don't see that often, and you're not sure of their exposures, get tested," Vasan said.
The city's top medical expert offered more advice, like wearing a mask in your work place, especially if you're talking to people, and to mask up at indoor concerts and sporting events. Getting COVID certainly hasn't scared the mayor. He's planning to give his annual budget address in two weeks at the historic King Theater in Brooklyn. Thousands are expected to be invited.
They're using a high profile politician to keep the fear of Covid from dropping to far down.