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Adams avoids lockdown talk amid Omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge in NYC

By Morgan C. Mullings Posted on December 16, 2021
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The predicted pre-holiday COVID-19 surge caused New York City’s COVID-19 positivity rate to double in the last three days, and concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant prompted renewed talks of more public restrictions to slow the spread.

Even so, Mayor-elect Eric Adams says it’s “going to take a lot for me to lock down the city.” At a press conference at Borough Hall Dec. 16, he talked about trusting the science as numbers rise.

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Adams avoids lockdown talk amid Omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge in NYC

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