Hopes of a short, sharp coronavirus wave are being thwarted by a concoction of omicron subvariants driving a national patchwork of COVID-19 outbreaks, and hospital admissions and anti-viral prescriptions are the highest since the winter wave in August.
Nationally cases have lifted again for the sixth consecutive week, with a 20 per cent rise from the previous week, with Tasmania (up 46 per cent), ACT (up 35 per cent) and the Northern Territory (up 114 per cent) recording the highest case increases.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
