weren t working that were sick or fearful of getting sick. if you told me, omicron puts 5 to 6 million, maybe even 7 to 8 million people in that same situation, i would not be surprised. reporter: if there s a silver lining to all of this, one of the points that mr. zandi made is that the economy continues to adapt, and with each wave successfully, jose, the impact is actually less and less. an example of that would be shortening the quarantine time, but that is not without pushback, especially what s going on in california right now, where they have just revised their guidelines for health care workers. if they test positive, not just exposure, test positive, those health care workers can return immediately to the front lines, as long as they re not symptomatic. jose? doctor alba, what are hospitals experiencing right now? well, nationally and locally, our hospitals are experiencing just what was described. an increase in the number of patients hospitalized. the majority are unv