Omicron Delays Reopening in Australia’s Covid-Zero Holdout
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One of the world’s final Covid-Zero strongholds has delayed its February 5 reopening to the rest of Australia and the world on concerns an omicron wave would cause “a flood of disease.”
Western Australia state will make a decision on any further easing in the near future once the country’s east coast has reached the peak of infection and there’s a better understanding of the true impact of omicron, Premier Mark McGowan said in a statement late Thursday. A review of the border controls will be considered over the course of next month.