in our health lead, the cdc says covid hospitalizations could reach record levels in the coming weeks as the holiday season and travel are getting into full swing. now long lines for covid testing are forming in new york and boston, miami and as cnn s kyung lah reports, one expert says omicron with its high transmissibility could strike millions more soon. reporter: america s covid time warp. long testing and vaccination lines from miami to massachusetts. in new york city, the positivity rate has doubled in just four days. city health adviser tweeted we ve never seen this before in nyc. radio city music hall canceled friday s shows of its christmas spectacular citing breakthrough cases. in pharmacies, store shelves for rapid tests sit empty.
the city health adviser tweeted we ve never seen this before in nyc. a return to holiday tradition is halted once again. radio city music hall announced its christmas spectacular shows are cancelled for the rest of the season due to increasing challenges in the pandemic. in pharmacies, store shelves for rapid tests sit empty. all echoes of the past, people here waiting more than an hour to be tested as omicron reveals its rapid spread. and this is after coming yesterday twice. and then not being able to get tested here. this is a whole new animal. and we ve got to be honest about the fact that it s moving very fast and we have to move faster. reporter: the profit is prolog, as new york s mayor considers scaling back the times square new year s eve celebration. a visible return of sports restrictions. hockey in montreal played to empty stands, the nhl shut down
long testing and vaccination lines in miami and familiar fears of exposure. i m so scared. so i decided to make an appointment to get tested just in case. reporter: in new york city, the positivity rate has doubled in just four days. city health adviser tweeted we ve never seen this before in nyc. a return to holiday tradition is halted, once again. radio city music hall announced its christmas spectacular shows are cancelled for the rest of the season due to increasing challenges from the pandemic. and pharmacies, store shelves for rapid tests sit empty. all, echoes of the past. people here waited more than an hour to be tested as omicron reveals its rapid spread. this is after coming yesterday twice and then not being able to get tested here. this is a whole new animal. and we got to be honest about the fact that it is moving very fast and we have to move faster. reporter: the past is prolog,
appointment to get tested. in new york city, the positivity rate has doubled in just four days. city health adviser tweeted we ve never seen this before in nyc. a return to holiday tradition is halted once again. radio city music hall announced the christmas spectacular shows are canceled for the rest of the season due to increasing challenges of the pandemic. and pharmacies, store shelves, for rapid tests, sit empty. all echoes of the past. people fear, with more than an hour to be tested with the hand spread. this is coming yesterday twice and not being able to get tested. this is a whole new animal and we got to be honest about the fact that it is moving very fast and we have to move faster. the past is prologue, as new york s mayor redoubles restrictions and considers scaling back the times square new years eve celebration.
fears of exposure. i m so scared, so i decided to make an appointment to get tested just in case. reporter: in new york city, the positivity rate has doubled in just four days. a city health adviser tweeted, we ve never seen this before in nyc. a return to holiday tradition is halted once again. radio city music hall announced its christmas spectacular shows are canceled for the rest of the season due to increasing challenges from the pandemic. and pharmacies, store shelves for rapid tests sit empty, all echos of the past. people here waiting more than an hour to be tested as omicron reveals its rapid spread. this is after coming yesterday twice and then not being able to get tested here. this is a whole new animal, and we got to be honest about the fact that it s moving very fast, and we have to move faster. reporter: the past is prologue as new york s mayor redoubles restrictions and