New South Wales has reported another record of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, one day after Premier Dom_Perrottet reintroduced restrictions. 7NEWS
Under the “most realistic” scenario, the state will need 4700 hospital beds at the peak of the outbreak, 273 of them in ICU.
Asked several times whether easing restrictions in December, only to reinstate many of them within a month, was the right call, Mr Perrottet said the Omicron variant required a different response.“Clearly in the middle of a pandemic, when cases arise, that will dampen confidence but ultimately, the alternative is to lock down.”Asked if he’d give his government a “gold star” for it’s decision-making, he doubled down.
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