A computer rendering of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.(Radoslav Zilinsky / Getty Images)

China is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections that could see as many as 65 million cases per week by the end of June, as a new Omicron variant has been hitting the country since last month.

So what does this mean for the United States and Idaho?

Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System, joined Idaho Matters to help us answer this question.