As doctors predicted, Covid-19 case numbers are ticking back up due to a rapid spread of the latest omicron variant BA.2.
"When we first got here, we were probably seeing maybe two to three people a day. Now I may get 40 people a day," said Baiyimah Hakim, site lead atThe last two weeks at the Curative testing site in Rittenhouse Square have been busier than usual.Now, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is recommending people wear masks indoors again.
"I get that everybody has to wear a mask to be safe, but how long do we have to wear it?" questioned Iris Kessler of Center City. Doctors say they expect case numbers to continue to spike, but say another shutdown or mask mandate isn't necessary just yet.
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