There are some very big issues going on in NY about covid. There's no need to panic but to stay calm. If you're protecting yourself, we just need to solve these issues going on in our communities by addressing them. I think that one of the biggest issues going on is the fact that people have to wait in line to be tested. 

A big problem going on are the lines for getting tested for Covid. In the article called, “New Yorkers wait in line for hours to get COVID-19 tests during surge” it says, “At a city-run testing and vaccination center in Times Square on saturday afternoon, the wait was about three hours.” Another quote from this article is, “But the worker, who would only give his name as Cliff, added there was no line for vaccines.” The first quote shows that people couldn't get tested for the holidays to see their family, the lines in NY were a long wait. The second quote shows that people who wanted to get vaccinated couldn't because there were too many people on the line to get tested. We need to open up more Covid testing centers for the lines don't take so long.

One of the big problems happening is that everything in NYC is slowing down. In a news article called, “Beleaguered by Omicron, New York Operates at Half Speed” it says, “an entire subway line that connects Queens to Manhattan was closed because so many transit workers had fallen ill. Other lines faced delays.” Another quote from this article is, “ The Fire Department, where nearly a third of paramedics were out sick, begged New Yorkers not to call 911 unless it was a real emergency.” The first quote shows that COVID is affecting the train lines, people weren’t able to see their family these holidays because of Covid. The second quote shows people can call 911 when it's a real emergency, first helpers can’t help these people with emergencies cause we keep getting infected. We could help all of this by protecting others and getting vaccinated.

Another very big issue is that the more cases the less people we have to help others. In the article, “NY Trumps Case Record by 9K, Reports Over 85,000 New Positives on New Year's Day” it says, “ The governor began deploying National Guard members to help out at nursing homes and long-term care facilities about a month ago.” Another quote from the article is, “ New York delivered a previously unthinkable level of new COVID cases on Saturday when governor Hochul’s daily report tallied 85,476 positive results in a single day.” The first quote said that the governor had to deploy National Guard members to nursing homes because people either are falling ill or quarantined for protection. The second quote says 85,476 people were infected from Covid, people instead of hanging time with family they spend time in the hospital. It’s time to solve this.

I believe that we could solve this by getting more people to vaccinate. I know some people won’t listen but we need to convince them. I also think you should open up more vaccination and Covid testing centers. Let’s all help out the community, remember we are all in this together we will make it. I PROMISE.