ANALYSIS: New modelling shows national COVID-19 cases numbers could hit 200,000 a day by late January or early February, but it must be considered in context:
Source:A nation yearning for the silly season frivolity of pre-pandemic times is waking to the sobering reality of how Omicron could spread in Australia over the coming months, if most restrictions are scrapped.
The Doherty Institute calculated the figure on the basis of what would happen if restrictions considered low and medium level were abandoned. Some parts of the country have heeded the call, the Australian Capital Territory reintroduced masks at the stroke of midnight last night.
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