U.S. Base Outbreak; U.K. Reviewing Measures: Virus Update.

NYC Mayor Calls for Federal Help (3:56 p.m. NY) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the federalgovernment to step up supplies of tests and treatments tothe city amid a spike in infections caused by the omicronvariant. Germany Looks at Next Wave, Vaccine Mandates (10:40 a.m.NY) Germany's virus cases are only a few weeks past theirpeak, but Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said thecountry is already headed for a fifth wave afterregistering a "critical number" of omicron infections. [Extracted from the article]