American businesses are scrambling to respond to the latest COVID-19 wave fueled by the Omicron variant as Google threatens to fire unvaccinated workers, Citigroup tells employees to keep working from home through the holidays, Goldman Sachs postpones its holiday parties, and some restaurants and Broadway shows shut down.

Several popular Broadway plays were thrown into a major crisis ahead of the holidays. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hamilton, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, announced a wave of cancellations due to COVID-19.

Ain't Too Proud, Ms. Doubtfire, Freestyle Love Supreme and Wicked have also had to cancel upcoming performances due to positive COVID cases among actors and production crew.