Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks May Get Boost From Record U.S. Close: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] CDC cuts isolation time for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases to 5 days

[CNN] Between Christmas and New Year's, doctors expect the US Omicron surge to grow

[NBCNY] NY COVID Hospitalizations Top 5K for 1st Time Since Feb.; Admissions Among NYC Kids Soar

[FloridaToday] COVID surge in Florida: Cases rise 332.9% in one week, state among fastest-spreading in US

[Daily Mail] Omicron triggers lockdown by default across US as businesses hit by staff outbreaks and cancelations

[UK Guardian] US alarm at rise in child Covid infections sees school closures back on agenda

[Reuters] Health experts say Italy faces paralysis under quarantine rules

[WSJ] These Food Items Are Getting More Costly in 2022

[WSJ] Omicron Variant Is Expected to Dent Global Economy in Early 2022

[FT] China tightens lockdown measures in Xi’an as Covid cases rise