Millions of Australians could be battling COVID-19 infections by the end of month with cases continuing to surge across the country and showing no sign of slowing down. 7NEWS
warned it could get so bad, a national cabinet meeting may needed to discuss the surge over the coming weeks, however this is unlikely to happen with the PM’s office keen to stick to the current schedule of a meeting in October.
Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has received criticism for her decision to ignore CHO health recommendations.Mask wearing is only strongly recommended indoors and in crowded settings, and employers are being asked to consider working from home arrangements for their employees. Daily visitor limits of two adults and two children is now only a recommendation, while vaccination remains mandatory for aged care workers.As of Wednesday, Tasmania’s Royal Hobart Hospital is now operating at level three of its COVID-19 management plan, and is reviewing reducing the number of elective surgeries.The new wave crashing across the country comes as the
“Given we’ve got a trillion dollars in debt, we cannot continue to borrow money to fund emergency payments forever,” Butler said.
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