President Biden meets with governors to address Omicron surge [CLIPS]

U.S. President Joe Biden has told the nation's governors that the
White House has their backs amid a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The Biden administration has pledged to make 500 million free at-home
Covid-19 tests available for the public but the move has come too late
to avoid huge disruptions over the holiday period.

Thousands of flights have been canceled and long lines have been
reported at testing sites across the country.

Addressing the country's governors on a remote-video call, the
president said his administration is taking steps to improve testing
capacity.

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President Biden has acknowledged that the response to rising Covid-19
cases has been insufficient.

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Faced with rising Covid-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant,
President Biden has urged unvaccinated Americans to get a shot.

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OUT: … seeing hospitalizations rise"
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President Biden warns that surging Covid-19 cases means that some
hospitals will get overrun. But he has told governors that steps are
being taken to support the healthcare system.

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OUT: … help staff hospitals"
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