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Relaxing rules such as face mask mandates ‘makes no sense’ amid higher rates and rise of Omicron variant, one expert says
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Covid restrictions in New South Wales are set to ease, including those for unvaccinated people, despite epidemiologists urging caution amid rising case numbers and the Omicron variant.
NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, said the government would “look at all options”, but the emergence of the Omicron strain and rising case numbers wouldn’t affect the relaxing of restrictions.
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