US health authorities are reporting that nearly three-quarters of all US coronavirus infections over the past week are from the Omicron strain.
New York State has reported a record number of cases for three days in a row and a state of emergency has been declared in Washington, DC because of the surge.
President Joe Biden will address the COVID-19 crisis later on Tuesday and is expected to make a case for expanding the vaccination and testing programme.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Washington, DC, the US.

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