Australia unlikely to reimpose lockdowns, despite rapid rise in COVID-19 cases

Healthcare workers administer COVID-19 tests at the St Vincent’s Hospital drive-through clinic in Sydney.

Healthcare workers administer COVID-19 tests at the St Vincent’s Hospital drive-through clinic in Sydney. Source: AAP

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Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says it is unlikely Australia will reimpose lockdowns over the Omicron variant, even as the Netherlands becomes the first country to do so in Europe.

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