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Omicron Mutation: Americans do not change their plans – They will take a vacation despite the increase in cases

The Americans are moving forward with their plans for their vacation Christmas, despite the increase in cases from Omicron mutation of COVID-19.

In particular, millions of Americans will be vacationing according to their plans, including flights across the United States, including visiting tourist destinations, and participating in festive meals, despite the escalation of the transmission of Omicron strains. , forces them to update some of their plans, during their flights.

Debbie Rodriguez said she had thought “for a long time” about canceling this year’s plans Christmas family trip to New York, before making a last minute choice yesterday, to travel from Houston.

“We just decided we would not live in fear” Rodriguez, 48, said as she waited for her luggage at New York’s LaGuardia Airport with her husband and two children.

Rodriguez and her fully-fledged family had planned to attend “the Rockettes’ Christmas show,” an annual music festival set at New York City’s New York City Hall, before the event was canceled due to an outcry. by COVID-19. Thus, they will visit tourist attractions, such as the Statue of Liberty, but also Central Park.

Tomorrow’s Christmas Day, they will dine inside a restaurant in Haarlem, isolated from the crowds, and then visit the Empire State Building, she said.

Cases are on the rise in the US

Outbreaks of COVID-19 have risen in the United States in recent days by about 73% of all infections nationwide, but even by 90% of all cases in some areas, such as the eastern United States. states, bathed by the Atlantic Ocean.

As Americans rush to take diagnostic tests for COVID-19 and decide on how to follow health guidelines in order to meet other people for the second Christmas plagued by the pandemic, there are many who want to defy it. latest increase in cases and take part in the traditional celebration of Christmas, such as their participation in religious events, but meals outside their home.

The U.S. Department of Transportation conducted 2,081,297 controls in passengers at US airports, an increase of 144,000 passengers, compared to the number of passengers checked before the pandemic, on the same day in 2019.

Festive atmosphere in the USA

THE Divine Liturgy for Christmas will take place in all the churches and parishes of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which includes more than 2.3 million Roman Catholics in ten counties, according to Communications Director Joseph Zwilling.

No new restrictions will be imposed because of Omicron, but Zwilling said, according to AMPE, that the Archdiocese will continue to demand the use of a mask, but also the observance of social distancing measures, as it did last year. “The measures that are being implemented are paying off,” he said.

Two restaurants in Washington, which have Michelin stars, Kinship and Metier, They have reservations for all their tables, but also waiting listsfor Christmas Eve, but also for New Year’s Eve, according to chef and owner Eric Zimbold. At the same time, the orders for meals for Christmas have increased, while it is too early to say the same for New Year’s Eve, he said.

“The guests want to spend the first vacation before focusing on the next, as the details of the Omicron variant are announced daily,” he said.

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