紐約州在週二的入院人數單日增加了647人，總數達6,173人，是自2020年4月以來的最大單日增幅。
Omicron變種病毒流入美國導致因新冠病毒入院的病例激增，外界再度擔心醫院負荷能量。世界衛生組織官員同樣認為；雖然新型變異病毒株Omicron所引致的病徵或較輕，但仍會令醫療系統難以負荷。 世衛歐洲區域高級應急事務官員斯莫爾伍德表示，Omicron快速傳播將導致大批受感染人士住院，尤其是未有接種疫苗人士，令醫療衛生系統正常運作受破壞，影響其他緊急服務。在紐約州自12月初以來的數據顯示；該州因新冠病毒住院的患者人數幾乎翻了一倍。
原本，美國疾控中心希望將新型冠狀病毒感染者的推薦隔離期從10天縮短到5天。 然而，隨著 omicron 變種病毒在美國各地流動，美國的防疫方針發生了重大變化。拜登承認美國對病毒的檢測能力未能滿足龐大的需求。 連蘋果公司也決定暫時關閉在紐約市的主要零售店。
與美國相反的是歐洲，歐洲的投資者對新型變種病毒Omicron的爆發持有樂觀態度，認為其不會妨礙經濟復甦，導致歐洲股市不跌反升：
DAX 30指數上漲128.45點或0.81%，收在15963.70點。
CAC 40指數上揚40.72點或0.57%，收7181.11點。
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