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"Australia has surpassed the grim milestone of 10,000 Covid-19 deaths, as
authorities urge people to remain vigilant against the disease.
The country’s toll from the virus stood at 9,984 on Saturday, and tipped past
the 10,000 mark with Sunday’s numbers.
New South Wales reported an additional two Covid deaths on Sunday, South
Australia recorded six, while Victoria reported another 22.
Ahead of a health ministers’ meeting, the federal health minister, Mark Butler,
said authorities were expecting a further wave of the virus in the coming
months.
He pointed to the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants taking hold across the country.
“We’ve seen overseas that there is a greater risk of reinfection, so if you
have had Covid earlier this year in the first wave over summer, there is a risk
that you are open to reinfection,” Butler said.
“I do encourage you to go out and get that booster – it will provide further
protection against the possibility of reinfection with these new subvariants
over the coming months.”
Queensland reported no new Covid deaths on Sunday after the state’s chief
health officer, John Gerrard, said on Saturday there was increasing pressure to
bring back mask mandates."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
