Leaders insist festivities will go on but many who had planned family get-togethers could now find themselves home alone
Many Australians could end up spending the festive holiday period alone in isolation after being exposed to a Covid case even as governments resist shutting borders and insist Christmas won’t be cancelled.
He said his granddaughter had no idea she had been exposed and infected when she greeted the family with a hug and a kiss before serving them their meals.had declared the restaurant an exposure site and she was one of a handful of workers to test positive.Several family members – including an emergency department nurse – had to isolate and endure long waits at testing sites.
Amos, who didn’t want to use his real name, said his partner had tested positive two days before receiving any official notification of the actual exposure, forcing them to take measures without key information.