Medical experts are now calling on employers to consider allowing employees to work from home.
/The "real number" of COVID-19 cases in Australia is likely to be double the 300,000 recorded in the past week, officials said.
Professor Kelly told Australians to do what they can to limit the virus's spread in response to new COVID-19 subvariants. Over the last seven days, 550,000 Australians have had their fourth dose — with most of those over the age of 50.
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