Queensland has backflipped on a decision to send two planeloads of people into isolation for Christmas. 9News
Another man, who flew from Newcastle to Townsville via Brisbane, is also being treated as though he had Omicron, though testing was ongoing.Ms D'Ath said there was no need for further border action to be taken to shut out potential Omicron spread from NSW.
Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard said the existing protections and quarantine measures would remain in place, and plans would not change in the face of Omicron."It is clear now that Omicron is very contagious and most of us now believe that the speed with which we will reach a peak is probably faster than we anticipated," he said.
"The patients that I've seen, and I've been talking to some of the doctors looking after these patients, the patients I'm aware of have all had mild illness, particularly those who have been vaccinated," he said.
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