the ukrainian, remaining border. the ukrainia that was sky newr buckle reporting there. the casualties from russia s invasion of ukraine aren t just from guns and bombs. the nation was already dealing with the covid pandemic before ukrainians were forced into close quarters. into trains, bomb shelters and even refugee camps. potentially worsening the covid crisis in the. region what s more, critical medications and hospital supplies are now we re running out. putting not just the war wounded at risk. but ukrainians with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes as well. for more, we are joined by emergency medicine physician doctor durrani. doctor the running, great to have you with us. as we ve seen in the past and other conflict zones, violence in places like the democratic republic of congo, helped the spread of ebola. violence in syria helped the spread of polio. how worried should we be that the war in ukraine could worsen the spread of covid-19? yes, appreciate you having
that. and there s already been more today again. on one side of the border, there are humans killing humans. just the other side, humans helping humans. there s something quite life affirming in the way eastern europeans are doing everything they can to look after their neighbors. a list of bungle, sky news, on the ukrainian romanian border. that was a sky news s reporter. and the casualties from russia s invasion of ukraine on just from comes and bombs. the nation was already dealing with a covid pandemic, before ukrainians were forced into closed glory doors, into trains, into bomb shelters, and even refugee camps, potentially, worsening the covid crisis in the region. what is more critical medications at hospital supplies are now running out, putting not just the war wounded at risk, but the ukrainians were underlying medical conditions such as diabetes as well. for more, we are joined by emergency medical physician,
is planned to be done from the united states is going to come into this full force and here about embargo different economic new sanctions that is going to stop war crimes or at least to make them less possible. lisa, good luck to you. good luck to all the ukrainian people right now in the midst of this war. eric, the congressman, thanks to you also for joining us. there s more breaking news we re following here in our special edition of the situation room. a doctor here many the united states now says he s working 18 hours a day to send medical supplies to ukraine. i m going to bed around 12:00, then get up at 5:00 because i can t sleep. why not? people are dying. it s not just hospital supplies. ukrainian american s are workin tirelessly to get food,
catherine, leave it there. thanks for joining us. always great to see you. thank you. up next, a doctor in ohio who says he s now workin ing 18 hours a day to send medical supplies to ukraine. usually going to bed around 12:00. get up around 5:00, because i can t sleep. reporter: why not? well, people are dieing. it s not just hospital supplies. ukrainian americans working to send food, clothing and money to their homeland. their stories, after a quick break.
has there been a rush to get the booster shots? people i talked to were getting the booster today, katy, and there was a little bit of a line this morning, but other than that, it s been pretty steady. this is a testing facility as well as a vaccination site. new york is preparing whether or not omicron has been officially detected here yet. new york state is under a state of emergency starting this friday. all non-emergency procedures will be limited, and that is to help with hospital staffing, help with hospital supplies. new york mayor bill de blasio has instituted a mask advisory. you already have to wear a mask if you re in public transit, in a school, in a public school setting. now go back to wearing them indoors and in crowded outdoor areas. we already know some people are changing their behaviors because of omicron people i talked to. they re aware of it, they re watching it. one woman i spoke to said she s supposed to go back to france, her home for the first time in