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We have said no to weddings, funerals ... we stopped loved ones from coming back and greeting [newly born relatives].
I’m confident that is the case and now the 16-plus [age group] are about 95 per cent double vaxxed. And, importantly, for those aged 12 and up, we’ll be basically at a 90 per cent rate in the coming days as well.NSW has brought quarantine requirements for people flying in from eight southern African countries in line with other international arrivals.
NSW Health has advised these arrivals to avoid high-risk settings for seven days and have an additional PCR test on day six. The South African foreign ministry, meanwhile, said that “excellent science [i.e. detecting the Omicron strain] should be applauded and not punished”.Hundreds of patrons who visited two popular nightclubs in Melbourne’s inner north last Friday have potentially been exposed to the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 after a positive case attended both venues.
Anyone who attended the venues at the same time as the confirmed case is considered a close contact and must quarantine immediately for seven days if they are fully vaccinated.“You are required to get a standard PCR test as soon as possible and continue to quarantine at home. If you have tested negative but later develop symptoms, please get tested without delay,” the Department of Health said in a statement.
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