'Stand up and fight with us': Omicron could cause another surge in Austin-Travis County

AUSTIN (KXAN) — While more drastic measures like a shelter-in-place order or mask mandate are not being discussed by local health leaders right now, the metrics for the guidelines are shifting again, and health leaders are nothing short of begging people to brace for another surge of COVID-19 — this time brought on by the omicron variant.
"We are asking our community to stand up and fight with us," Dr. Desmar Walkes said at the end of a briefing Tuesday, where local health leaders pl