Doctors are also advising to take caution with Easter celebrations that involve large crowds or gatherings.
SAN FRANCISCO -- As omicron's sub-variant BA.2 continues to spread, the CDC confirms this strain is now responsible for 86% of coronavirus cases nationwide."Most of the cases in the Bay Area and Sacramento are caused by BA.2," said Alexandria Boehm, Professor of Stanford's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering."How fast are they rising?"Right now, they're detecting a large increase in Gilroy.
"COVID-19 is not gone and it's going to continue to probably affect our lives into the near future," said Professor Boehm."What the federal government and the state government should do is dial up and down the mask requirements as we are seeing cases rise and fall.
Professor Boehm said influenza cases are slightly increasing as well. An uptick that goes in hand with the lift of mask mandates.
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