Coronavirus: Singapore eases isolation rules for Omicron cases; Australia’s New South Wales tightens rules to stem spike in cases

Singapore will cease sending people infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant to dedicated isolation facilities, and allow them to isolate at home or be treated in a community care facility instead, the Health Ministry said.“International evidence indicates that the Omicron variant is likely to be more transmissible but less severe than the Delta variant, and that vaccines, especially boosters, retain substantial protection against hospitalisations caused by Omicron,” the ministry said late…

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