Some people are still searching
for their holiday gifts just one day away from Christmas Eve.
Cases of COVID-19 are on the
rise but shoppers at the Broadway Commons Mall in Hicksville Thursday say as
long as they are cautious and wearing a mask, they are not worried about the Omicron
variant.
Some doctors, however, tell News 12 that shopping can be risky.
“Given not knowing the people around them, vaccine status or even infection
status because immunized infected people may be minimally asymptomatic, I think
there’s reason for concern,” says Dr. Leonard Krilov, of NYU Langone.
Doctors say those who do plan on going in crowded places should not take too
long and to wear mask.