Tourists spend time on the National Mall in Washington D.C., the United States on Oct. 30, 2021. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
The public has seen pandemic responses as both hyperpolitical and unreliable, said the report.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Contradictory public health decisions by U.S. employers, government officials and other institutions are frustrating and exhausting Americans amid surging Omicron cases, CNBC has reported.
As Omicron has rapidly become the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States, a jumbled and contradictory response can be seen across the country, said the report on Tuesday.
White flags to honor the lives lost to COVID-19 are seen on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Sept. 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
A lack of leadership, both federally and locally, has led to small factions operating in their own self-interest rather than following a unified policy, it said.
The public has seen pandemic responses as both hyperpolitical and unreliable, it added. ■
