Winter is pushing the coronavirus numbers down under: Australia is currently being engulfed by a massive third ommicron wave with the highly contagious sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5. The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 is approaching a record, and “millions of new cases” are expected.
Given the current situation, authorities have asked companies to allow their employees to work from home and recommended that they wear masks in closed spaces. Vaccinations also urgently need to be renewed, it said.
More than 300,000 cases have been registered in the past seven days, but authorities believe the actual number could be double and “millions” of new cases could emerge in the coming weeks. With 53,850 new cases on Wednesday, the highest daily value in two months was reported. So far, in Australia, 95 percent of people over 16 have received two doses of the vaccine and about 71 percent have received three or more doses.
Source: Krone
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