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   The omicron variant of the coronavirus may be as transmissible   
   as diseases like the measles, a health expert warned Friday.   
      
   Speaking with NY1 "News All Day" anchor Ruschell Boone, Dr.   
   David Reich, president of Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai   
   Queens, said colleagues who conduct research on infectious   
   diseases are ringing the alarm bells over the new variant.   
      
   "Some of my infectious disease colleagues say it appears to be   
   as transmissible as diseases like measles, which are very   
   transmissible,” Reich said. “So if children were in a classroom   
   or people go to an event like a wedding or a larger party, it   
   could spread to multiple individuals at the same time. So that's   
   why a more transmissible variant such as omicron is of such   
   great concern."   
      
   Reich also stressed the importance of getting fully vaccinated,   
   wearing masks and scaling back on public gatherings for now.   
      
   The news comes as the city deals with another wave of   
   coronavirus infections.   
      
   According to the state health department, there were more than   
   21,000 new cases reported Friday, and 60 deaths statewide over   
   the last two days.   
      
   The city, meanwhile, saw 10,286 positive cases reported Friday,   
   and 143 hospitalizations due to COVID on Wednesday.   
      
   https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/12/18/health-   
   expert-warns-omicron-could-be-as-transmissible-as-measles   
      
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