（美国有线电视新闻网）一位专家预测，随着来自三角洲顶部的 Omicron 变种堆的感染，冠状病毒将在几周内以“病毒暴风雪”袭击数百万美国人。
随着假期的全面展开，住院人数已经在上升。周四在纽约、波士顿和迈阿密等大都市地区排起了长队进行 Covid-19 测试。
Delta 变体仍然是一个问题。明尼苏达大学传染病研究与政策中心主任迈克尔奥斯特霍尔姆说，具有高传染性的 Omicron 可能很快就会袭击数百万人。
“我们真的即将经历一场病毒式暴风雪，”奥斯特霍尔姆周四告诉美国有线电视新闻网的艾琳伯内特。 “在接下来的三到八周内，我们将看到数百万美国人将感染这种病毒，这将覆盖在 Delta 之上，我们还不确定这将如何运作出去。”
A Covid-19 'viral blizzard' is about to hit the US, expert says, with 'millions' to be infected soon
(CNN)The coronavirus will hit millions of Americans in a "viral blizzard" within a few weeks as infections from the Omicron variant pile on top of Delta, an expert predicts.
Already, hospitalizations are rising as the holiday season gets into full swing. Long lines for Covid-19 testing formed Thursday in metro areas, including New York, Boston and Miami.
The Delta variant remains a problem. And Omicron, with its high transmissibility, could strike millions more soon, said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
"We're really just about to experience a viral blizzard," Osterholm told CNN's Erin Burnett on Thursday. "In the next three to eight weeks, we're going to see millions of Americans are going to be infected with this virus, and that will be overlaid on top of Delta, and we're not yet sure exactly how that's going to work out."
