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Queensland raises Covid alert level as summer wave hits eastern states
State recommends return of mask-wearing in high-risk settings as new data shows a 40% spike in NSW cases and hospitalisations
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The predicted summer Covid wave has hit Australia’s eastern states, with Queensland recommending the return of mask-wearing in some settings and new data showing a spike in cases and hospitalisations across New South Wales.
On Thursday, Queensland moved its Covid traffic light system to “amber”, recommending the return of masks among vulnerable people and in high-risk settings as the state entered its fourth wave.
Read the original article at The Guardian