Tag: healthcare staff

Aussie State to Re-Impose Restrictions and Vaccine Mandates As Omicron Numbers Rise

January 7, 2022
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The New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has introduced new COVID-19 restrictions, and vaccine mandates as the state’s Omicron COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise. “We’re dealing with a highly transmissible variant, but fortunately, it appears to be a much less severe form of COVID-19, and our high vaccination rates are clearly helping to keep…

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SA: Two COVID-19 Infected Workers Visited Aged Care Centres Prior Diagnosis

December 14, 2021
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Two healthcare workers in South Australia have tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting and delivering care to residents at several aged care centres around the state capital. Extra infection control measures and testing of residents and staff have commenced at a few Adelaide nursing homes following this announcement. SA Health stated that: “Affected sites are…

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