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New South Wales and Victoria, home to more than half of Australia's near 26 million people, have rolled back most tough restrictions. Australian state leaders must not "panic and overreact" to predicted outbreaks of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said, as some states ease curbs despite rising cases.
More relaxations have come as New South Wales, home to Sydney, on Thursday reported its biggest caseload since the pandemic began. The measures came a day after South Korea posted another new record daily coronavirus tally amid a persistent spike in breakthrough infections among those vaccinated and serious cases.A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel will meet to consider possible limits on the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine because of continued blood clot issues, the Washington Post has reported.
There have been about nine deaths related to the issue, the Post said, citing an unnamed federal official.A growing number of US colleges and universities have moved final exams online and cancelling non-essential gatherings as the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant sent people in droves to medical clinics to be tested in scenes reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic.
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