Coronavirus: hospitalisations surge in Australia; New Delhi closes cinemas, schools, gyms

Hospitalisations from coronavirus in Australia’s most-populous state have reached the highest level since mid-October, as a surge in Omicron cases throughout most of the nation puts pressure on its health system – prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to schedule an emergency national cabinet meeting.New South Wales on Wednesday recorded 11,201 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up 87 per cent from the previous day’s figure. A total of 625 people in the state, which includes Sydney, are…

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