With school holidays approaching, Australians are being urged to be COVID safe and rethink their travel if they’re feeling unwell.
Deputy Chief Medical Office Dr Nick Coatsworth said people needed to be aware of how they were feeling before going anywhere.
Dr Coatsworth said just because Australia was entering the summer months, did not mean people could be complacent. “We just saw the first and second waves in the northern hemisphere taking place in the summer months so we can’t be complacent.”
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