Christmas CANCELLED for tens of thousands of Aussies over COVID isolation rules

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Christmas CANCELLED for tens of thousands of Aussies over COVID isolation rules
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Tens of thousands of people in NSW are facing Christmas in isolation as the Omicron COVID-19 variant continues to run rampant through the state. 7NEWS

Tens of thousands of people in NSW are facing Christmas in isolation as the Omicron COVID-19 variant continues to run rampant through the state.

“If you are self-managing you are able to leave self-isolation 10 days after your positive test, as long as you have had no symptoms for 72 hours - you will receive an SMS with this information,” NSW Health says. Others forced to cancel Christmas Day plans due to being positive or a close contact took to social media.

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