THAT WILL BE DEADLIER.
THIS AS NEW WORRY FROM OVERSEAS.
THIS MORNING, NEW CONCERNS THAT
A CONTAGIOUS MUTATION OF THE
CORONAVIRUS SAID TO BE 50% MORE
INFECTIOUS AND SPREADING QUICKLY
IN THE UK IS ALREADY HERE IN THE
U.S.
>> GIVEN THE TRAVEL THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD, I WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED IF IT’S ALREADY HERE.
WHEN WE START TO LOOK FOR IT,
WE’RE GOING TO FIND IT.
>> Reporter: NEW YORK’S GOVERNOR
NOW INSISTING ALL UK TRAVELERS
BE TESTED FOR COVID BEFORE
ARRIVING A JFK.
>> WHY YOU WOULDN’T TAKE ACTION
AND REQUIRE THAT PEOPLE WHO FLY
TO THIS COUNTRY BE TESTED FIRST
IS BEYOND ME.
I MEAN, HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU
HAVE TO MAKED SAME MISTAKE IN
LIFE?
>> Reporter: DR. FAUCI SAYS THE
NEED FOR A FULL-ON TRAVEL BAN
FROM THE UK IS PREMATURE.
>> I DON’T THINK THAT THERE’S
ENOUGH EVIDENCE RIGHT NOW TO
ESSENTIALLY LOCK DOWN ANY TRAVEL
FROM THE UK.
>> Reporter: BUT THERE IS GOOD
NEWS.
EXPERTS BELIEVE THE NEW VACCINES
OFFER PROTECTION AGAINST THE NEW
STRAIN.
>> CODE BLUE AT 18.
>> Reporter: IT COMES AS THE
VERY HOSPITALS WHERE AMERICANS
TURN FOR HELP ARE NOW IN NEED OF
THEIR OWN.
>> PEOPLE SHOULD BE AFRAID.
I’M AFRAID.
WE ARE GETTING CRUSHED.
>> Reporter: THE SHIFTING
EPICENTER OF THE COVID CRISIS,
CRIPPLING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
IN CALIFORNIA.
STATE OVERRUN WITH NEARLY 44,000
NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES EACH DAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO IT’S OVERWHELMED WITH
PATIENTS.
DOUBLE BUNK THEM IN HERE.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO TAKEN BY
THE "WASHINGTON POST" CAPTURES
ONE HOSPITAL IN NEED OF A LIFE
LINE.
>> I CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY
PATIENTS I HAVE WATCHED DIE,
WATCHED DIE ALONE.
>> Reporter: AND CALIFORNIA IS
NOT ALONE.
IN UTAH, ICUs ARE AT 99.4%
CAPACITY.
OKLAHOMA, TENNESSEE AND TEXAS
HAVE AMONG THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
CASES PER CAPITA.
SINCE THANKSGIVING MORE THAN
54,000 AMERICANS HAVE LOST THEIR
LIVES TO COVID, AND NOW
CHRISTMAS TRAVEL IS SHOWING THE
BIGGEST SURGE SINCE THE START OF
THE PANDEMIC WITH MORE THAN 1
MILLION AMERICANS GOING THROUGH
TSA CHECKPOINTS OVER EACH OF THE
LAST THREE DAYS.
>> NOT ONE EMPTY SEAT ON THE
PLANE.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
REPORTS OVER 182,000 NEW CHILD
COVID CASES LAST WEEK ALONE.
THAT’S THE HIGHEST WEEKLY
INCREASE SINCE THE PANDEMIC