tops. 14 dead, 1300 displaced after a volcano erupts in indonesia. new covid testing requirements are now in effect for all travelers coming into the united states, and it s part of an effort to curb the varian. anyone boarding the flight to the united states including citizens must have proof of a negative covid test 24 hours before takeoff. plus, foreign nationals must be vaccinated to enter the country. now, that requirement not yet in place for u.s. citizens. cnn s nadia romero has more on the details of these new requirements. reporter: holiday travel plus the omicron variant continues to cause concern about the spread of covid-19. in late november, scientists in south africa were the first to identify the omicron variant. where and when it first emerged is still unclear. but cases are now reported in dozens of countries including europe and here in the u.s. coronavirus cases in south africa nearly quadrupled over four days in the past week. but south africa s pr
over ukraine, a critical phone call is about to happen between president biden and vladimir putin. can the u.s. president get putin to stand down? welcome to the lead. i m dana bash in for jake tapper. we begin with the health lead and the sweeping new vaccine requirement for nearly everyone who works in new york city. today mayor bill de blasio announced all private sector employers will be required to implement a vaccine mandate by the end of this month. just as covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths are at their highest levels nationwide in six weeks. so far 17 states have identified cases of the omicron variant and while more cases are expected, delta remains the dominant strain by far in the u.s. as jason carroll reports, dr. anthony fauci says there are encouraging signs that omicron may not be as severe as first feared. reporter: new york city s mayor has made it official. anyone working in the city will be subject to a vaccine mandate. the mayor announcing all
regardless of nationality, regardless of vaccination status. also developing this morning, the mayor of new york city just announced the city s implementing a first in the nation vaccine requirement to include all private sector employees. the city will also expand its vaccination requirement for indoor dining and entertainment to include kids as young as five now. these changes come amid continued uncertainty over the new omicron variant which has now been defetected in at least7 states. but the delta variant is the major problem still in america. and is what is driving another surge it appears. the u.s. is averaging more than 120,000 new cases every day, highest level since early october. but its hospitalizations that really tell the story. up 27% in the last month with around 60,000 people every day sick enough with covid to need hospital care right now. let s start with pete muntean live at dulles airport in virginia with more on the new testing requirement going into eff
i was told last hour vaccines still appear to be effective against omicron. early indications is that you will be proetected against serious illness. the booster dose can arguably increase antibodantibodies. but what you care the most about is protection against serious illness. and we re seeing a big junch in jump in the number of vaccinations here in the country. the cdc says demand is up. right now averaging more than 2.2 million doses per day. also new this morning, new coronavirus testing requirements are in effect for all international travelers coming to the u.s., everyone regardless of their nationality or vaccination status must be tested within one day of departure, had been three days. all of this as we re seeing an uptick of new infections, averaging more than 100,000 new infections per day. that is the highest level in months. we should note that that rise is not necessarily because of the omicron variant, early for that to show up in the numbers so far. a lo
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is monday, december 6th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. we do have breaking news this morning. restrictions on international trampers coming to the united states take effect this morning. everyone has to show proof of a negative covid test taken within one day of departure. foreign nationals will have to show proof they are fully vaccinated. the average number of daily cases of covid is 20,000. that s the highest in two months. omicron variant has been detected in at least 17 states. that has the demand for vaccines spiking. scientists are still waiting for conclusive information about the severity of the omicron variant. in other words, does it make you more sick? dr. anthony fauci said while it s early and things could change, there are some encouraging signs. thus far, it does not look like there s a great degree of severity to it. but we ve really got to be careful before we make an