South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas will interrupt his leave to advocate for an extension to pandemic leave payments as the state approaches a peak in the latest COVID wave.
SA will join other state leaders in the push for the reinstatement of pandemic leave payments
Elective surgeries in SA will likely face some delays as the latest COVID wave is expected to peak on TuesdaySouth Australia reported 4,452 new cases today ahead of a big weekend of events, including the Adelaide Guitar Festival, Illuminate Festival and Beer and BBQ Festival.urging the federal government to reinstate pandemic leave support payments when national cabinet meets on Monday.
"We do see a case for ongoing pandemic leave support just during this next phase for those people who don't have sick leave and that's because it's so important people are in a position to isolate if they have the virus and they do not have the disincentive to find out if they've got the virus," she said.
"We've been extremely clear that we will maintain our free RAT tests available to people who are close contacts. We think that's appropriate because we require close contacts to be tested."
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