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"A new wave of Covid-19 infections is looming in New South Wales, the state’s
chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, has warned, with transmission of the
virus predicted to increase in coming weeks.
It follows Victoria’s chief health officer, Prof Brett Sutton, making a similar
announcement last week, with Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB tipped to
overtake BA.5 as the dominant variants throughout Australia.
“We are starting to see an increase of Covid-19 cases and changes in the
variants circulating in NSW, which tells us we are entering the next Covid
wave,” Chant said on Thursday in a video on the NSW Health Facebook page.
“By looking at all the local information we have and what’s happening overseas
we believe Covid cases will rise in the coming weeks.”
Chant reiterated the importance of getting booster doses and again urged those
most at risk of severe disease to plan ahead by talking to their doctor about
the antivirals available to reduce the severity of infection.
She also urged people to stay home if they have cold or flu-like symptoms and
asked those who must leave the house while unwell to wear a mask when indoors
or on public transport. They should avoid large gatherings and high-risk
settings, such as hospitals and aged or disability care facilities, for at
least seven days.
Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB are driving significant cases and
hospitalisations overseas due to their ability to escape immunity from past
infection – and due to waning immunity from past vaccination."
Cheers,
*** 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
