As Western Australia reports a record number of COVID-19 cases, the state’s AMA president has called on Mark McGowan to impose “modest” restrictions similar to those in South Australia.
that the omicron variant of COVID-19 is less severe than the flu.
“Is influenza going to give us this society-wide pandemic with problems of long COVID … the problems with diabetes post COVID, Parkinsons-like syndromes post-COVID? Well no, you’re not going to get that with influenza, so I don’t agree with his comments.” Dr Duncan-Smith, however, again called on Mr McGowan to impose “modest” restrictions similar to those in South Australia – which include density restrictions on hospitality venues and a maximum of 10 people at homes – to limit an explosion of cases in coming months.
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