NEW YORK - There were no confirmed cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus detected in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a briefing on the pandemic Monday."There are no omicron cases in New York City at this moment.
It is very likely there will be," added the mayor from City Hall.On Friday, a World Health Organization panel named the latest variant "omicron" and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same category that includes the predominant delta variant, which is still a scourge driving higher cases of sickness and death in Europe and parts of the United States.MASKS RECOMMENDED INDOORS IN NYC AGAIN"We are going to double down on our vaccination efforts.