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lockdowns reinstated in some countries. across europe, protests against mandates and health passes have drawn tens of thousands of people. in november, south african scientists discovered the new omicron variant. it has since spread around the globe. number one. the last u.s. military planes left afghanistan, marking the end of its longest war. they took the city of 6 million people in a matter of hours, barely firing a shot. this is a sight i honestly thought i would never see, scores of taliban fighters and just behind us, the u.s. embassy compound. thousands scrambling to leave before the u.s. military exit. they re saying, they don t work at american camps as translators for the americans and they can t get into that airport. a terrorist attack at the kabul airport killed 13 u.s. service members and more than 170
year brought with it great hopes for an end to the covid-19 pandemic. the ushering in of widespread vaccinations. but the virus continued to mu mutate, killing millions of people around the world. the uneven vaccine rollout hasn t kept up with the speed of the spreading virus, especially in poorer countries. in delhi now, you re never far from heart break. almost everyone in this city has been visited by grief. despite high vaccination rates, europe became the epicenter of the pandemic once again this winter, the fourth wave of covid-19 is now sweeping across the continent, with lockdowns reinstated in some countries. across europe, protests against mandates and health passes has drawn tens of thousands of people. in november, south african scientists discovered the new omicron variant, it has since
new york city on november 21st, four days before the new variant was identified by south african scientists, and ten days before the first u.s. case was reported. by sampling in wastewater, you can detect virus in huge populations. if we can identify a variant faster, we can respond more quickly and make sure we can reduce transmission in the community. reporter: infections in new york have dropped 46% in the last week, but the city still has the nation s highest death rate. because deaths and hospitalizations always lag behind cases. i do think we are past the peak of the omicron surge, but just because we re past the peak does not mean we re done. we have several weeks to go before infection numbers really get low. reporter: 1,700 americans with covid are still dying every day. the vast majority unvaccinated, like angeline saucedo, a 34-year-old mother of four in oklahoma. her mom says angeline didn t know she had diabetes when she was hospitalized with covid. by day three