COVID-19: Australia reopening to continue despite record cases

The Australian government yesterday said the milder impact of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 meant that the nation could push ahead with plans to reopen the economy, even as new infections hit a record of more than 37,000 and the number of people hospitalized rose.
Record daily case numbers were reported yesterday in the states of Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, as well as the Australian Capital Territory.
In New South Wales, there were 20,794 cases, higher than Sunday’s figure, but below the daily record of 22,577 set on Saturday, with testing numbers lower over the New Year’s holiday weekend.
The national

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