FILE — A distributor carries home testing kits for COVID-19 from Britain's Department of Health as he goes door-to-door, in Woking, England, on Feb. 2, 2021. Alarmed by a fast rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing prevalence of the omicron variant, New York City officials will distribute one million masks and 500,000 home tests, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. "I do expect cases will continue to increase in the coming days, and this is based on the trajectory that we're following from other countries like South Africa, the United Kingdom and Denmark," City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi said. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)