BREAKING: One state has finally set a date for easing more Covid restrictions but it won’t be in time for Christmas.
Premier Steven Marshall on Friday announced December 28 would be the day restrictions will ease even further.The premier revealed there were 64 cases recorded in the state overnight, a large jump from the 24 new infections reported on Thursday.
“We are going to be watching this very closely but are this point in time we’re seeing less severe symptoms from those who have contracted Omicron,” Mr Marshall said. The number of exposure sites has ballooned since the Norwood cluster began, and even forced Australian Test captainThe steak dinner at The Little Hunter on Hindley Street in Adelaide CBD landed the gun fast bowler in seven days of isolation after he became a close contact of a confirmed case, being his friend and former housemate Harry Conway, the Adelaide Strikers Big Bash player.
The bowler was forced to miss the second Ashes series and quarantine for seven days. Picture: William WEST / AFP
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