Monday signaled the White House's 40th NGA coronavirus call of the year, according to White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients. It was the first in which Biden addressed the governors himself.
The President said that the current surge in Omicron variant cases nationwide could only be fought with shots in arms and pressed the governors to resume convincing their unimmunized populations to get jabbed and boosted.
"Look, there is no federal solution. This gets solved at the state level," he said. "And then ultimately gets down to where the rubber meets the road, and that's where the patient is in need of help or preventing the need for help."
"If you need something, say something," Biden continued, outlining steps the federal government has taken in recent months to carry out his pandemic response plan.
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"The bottom line is I want to assure the American people that they were prepared," he said. "We know what it takes, and as this group of bipartisan governors shown, we're gonna get through by working together."
More than a thousand U.S. flights on Monday were canceled as the COVID-19 Omicron variant continues to surge and delay flights nationwide, causing issues on holiday travel plans.
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FlightAware's live cancellation and delay statistics have recorded 1,011 canceled flights into, out of, or within the U.S. as of Monday afternoon as well as more than 2,400 delays. The company's "Misery Map" currently places the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as being the most "miserable" in the U.S., with the highest volume of canceled or delayed flights.
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Globally, the multinational tech company has recorded nearly 7,700 delays and over 2,500 canceled trips. China Eastern Airlines is currently the most affected, with more than 500 canceled or delayed flights on Monday, accounting for nearly a quarter of its scheduled departures.
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In the U.S., SkyWest Airlines — headquartered in Utah — has experienced the highest amount of flight disruptions, with 249 cancellations and 234 delays. Alaska Airlines, United, American Airlines, and Delta have also been significantly hit, with all four companies within the top ten of those that are dealing with upset travel plans.
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Airlines have said they are dealing with staffing issues as many members of their workforce are calling out of work due to contracting the coronavirus. The U.S. has seen a sharp rise in cases as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to surge.
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