princeton, cornell, and harvard all go remote at least through the rest of the year. soaring infections fueling covid fears and dimming the holiday spirit. joining us now, pediatric airway surgeon and professor, dr. susanna hills. thank you for being here. the u.s. is warning we ll see a record number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. give us your 30,000-foot take on, this broad overview about the latest situation with the virus. yeah, jonathan, it s really incredible that we are here now sitting where we were last year at this time after all of this time in this pandemic, and it is discouraging. positivity rates are up 7% in the united states from last
until january 14th. denmark shutting down public venues. ireland enforcing an 8:00 p.m. curfew. back in the state covid is stealing the spotlight, shutting down miami s jingle ball concert. where is everybody? reporter: while saturday night live s last show of 2021 featured a smaller cast, no musical performance, and no live audience. covid came early this year. reporter: with no signs of omicron slowing down, public schools from maryland to new jersey now moving back to virtual learning. as nyu, princeton, cornell, and harvard all go remote at least through the rest of the year. soaring infections fueling covid fears and dimming the holiday spirit. kathy joins us live from new york city. one of the big questions here will times square the new kathy? reporter: well, kate, with rising decision expected before christmas.