SA entering fifth Omicron wave amid 'triple whammy' of COVID, RSV and flu cases, epidemiologist says
A South Australian epidemiologist says COVID infection numbers are rising at a near record level in the state.
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A South Australian epidemiologist says COVID infection numbers are rising at a near record level in the state.
Labelled Arcturus, the Omicron subvariant was first detected in India in January and has sparked a rise in infections.
As COVID-19 is no longer an epidemic in Australia, and has not yet settled into a baseline endemic, it is somewhere in between.
Professor Adrian Esterman says Australia is not tracking its own COVID-19 spread and there is no public health basis for restrictions on Chinese travellers.
Australians have been warned to wear face masks in certain settings as Covid-19 continues to spread ahead of Christmas.