Australia is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, which is 'quite surprising' as the country had one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. patkenny
Australia, although coming into its summer season, is proving that the pandemic truly isn't over, as the government considers reintroducing some restrictions.that many people there have been"quite surprised" at the rapid change, considering how well the country fared comparatively to others.Victoria saw a 63% increase in case numbers, with New South Wales recording a tripling of cases.
"Mercifully, not causing as much severe disease, but still force of numbers mean that you still will see more people in hospital."Melbourne's 262-day lockdown was"one of the strictest lockdowns in the world" and Prof O'Neill said that some of his Australian friends are"still reeling" from it. "That might have meant less natural infection was building up then because the lockdown was so strict."Now, the government there is trying to encourage the public to keep getting booster vaccinations."Some are on their fourth and fifth shot actually, depending on which part of Australia you're in."Along with the communications campaign, Australia is considering reintroducing masks.Main image shows Prof Luke O'Neill is seen in Newstalk studios in Dublin.
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