John Marro, the dean of students at P.S. 347, The American Sign Language and English Lower School, in New York, takes students' temperatures as they arrive on the first day after the holiday break, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. New York City schools reopened Monday after the holiday break despite a surge in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)
January 8, 2022
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Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services
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