The coronavirus pandemic is reaching new peaks in Australia this week off the back of a busy Christmas and New Year's period, and governments are today starting to bring back restrictions.
Before we whip around the new rules, here are the COVID numbers we have so far:
New South Wales: 38,625 new cases, 11 deaths, 134 in ICU, 1738 in hospital.
Victoria: 21,728 new cases, 6 deaths, 58 in ICU, 644 in hospital.
Queensland: 10,953 new cases, 0 deaths, 14 in ICU, 313 in hospital.
ACT: 1,246 new cases, 12 deaths, 3 in ICU, 24 in hospital.
South Australia: 3,707 new cases, two deaths, 16 in ICU, 144 in hospital.
Northern Territory: 412 new cases, one death, 2 in ICU, 19 in hospital.
Here's the latest COVID news across Australia:
New NSW restrictions and a triple-vax mandate announced.
A third vaccination shot will soon be mandatory for frontline workers in NSW, as the state reduces elective surgery and bans singing in pubs to curb the Omicron surge.
Teachers, health workers and those in frontline disability roles will be among the groups required to get a booster shot to be considered "fully vaccinated" against COVID-19, Premier Dominic Perrottet announced on Friday.
No deadline has been set, with the exact rules being worked out by Health Minister Brad Hazzard, the premier said.
Video of today’s update is available here: https://t.co/TQyjgdex03
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) January 7, 2022
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