Economía

Ómicron le amarga el final de año a la economía estadounidense

Las autoridades sanitarias recomendaron evitar viajes en cruceros porque el riesgo de contagiarse de COVID-19 es “muy elevado”.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 15, 2021, a cruise ship outside the Port of Long Beach, seen from Signal Hill, California. - US health authorities on December 30, 2021, urged Americans to avoid cruise travel even if they are vaccinated, citing the surge in Covid-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant. "Avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status," said a posting on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website that upgraded the travel notice on cruising to Level 4, the highest on its Covid risk scale. "Even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19 variants," the notice said. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 15, 2021, a cruise ship outside the Port of Long Beach, seen from Signal Hill, California. - US health authorities on December 30, 2021, urged Americans to avoid cruise travel even if they are vaccinated, citing the surge in Covid-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant. "Avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status," said a posting on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website that upgraded the travel notice on cruising to Level 4, the highest on its Covid risk scale. "Even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19 variants," the notice said. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) PATRICK T. FALLON
Las autoridades sanitarias de Estados Unidos recomendaron evitar los viajes en crucero, incluso si están vacunados, debido al aumento de los casos de Covid-19 provocados por la variante Omicron.(Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP)

Espectáculos de Navidad anulados, exhortos a evitar cruceros, aviones que no pueden despegar: la variante ómicron de coronavirus multiplicó los problemas para la economía de Estados Unidos y podría contirbuir a la escasez de trabajadores e incluso a una mayor alza de precios en el país.

“Comenzamos a ver las primeras señales del impacto de ómicron en la economía, principalmente en el sector servicios como es el caso de bares y restaurantes”, explicó Oren Klachkin, economista de Oxford Economics, en entrevista con la AFP.

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