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Australia pushes on with reopening amid milder impact of Omicron
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it is time to stop thinking about case numbers and focus on serious illness instead.
3 Jan 2022
Australia’s government says the milder effect of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus meant the country could push ahead with plans to reopen the economy even as new infections hit a record of more than 37,000 and the number of people hospitalised rose.
Record daily case numbers were reported on Monday in the states of Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, as well as the Australian Capital Territory.
In New South Wales, there were 20,794 cases, higher than Sunday’s figure but below the daily record of 22,577 set on Saturday, with testing numbers lower over the New Year’s holiday weekend...
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