Some COVID-19 restrictions return to NSW as soaring infection numbers furlough about 2,000 healthcare workers and the Health Minister warns 'we're all going to get Omicron'.
Several COVID-19 restrictions return in NSW today in an attempt to curb soaring infection numbers which have put "substantial pressure" on testing centres and furloughed about 2,000 healthcare workers.The Health Minister says everyone will get OmicronThe arrival of the hyper-infectious Omicron variant of the virus triggered a backflip by the NSW government who relaxed many COVID-safe measures on December 15.
Hospitality venues including pubs, restaurants and clubs will again be subjected to a maximum one person per two square metres indoors until January 27.NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet called these "modest" and "cautious" changes.Infected staff or the hundreds in isolation have forced many businesses to close during what should be one of their busiest trading periods.The pandemic has been "crippling" for publican Mitchell Crum.
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