PolicyHealth & EducationCoronavirus pandemicPrint articleThe states yet to be hit by COVID Christmas waveTom BurtonGovernment editorDec 16, 2022 – 3.38pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginOutbreaks of COVID-19 in NSW and Victoria appear to have peaked but cases and hospital admissions are still rising sharply in Queensland and South Australia.Western Australia and Tasmania also seem to be over the worst of the spring infection wave, fuelled by a concoction of omicron subvariants, in time for Christmas. Cases in WA are down by 8 per cent and in Tasmania by 3 per cent.Loading...Tom Burton was government editor at The Australian Financial Review.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCoronavirus pandemicVaccinationChristmasPaul KellyNorthern TerritoryLatest In Health & educationFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewHow a divorce at the age of 36 turbocharged this leader’s careerSally Patten and Mandy CoolenThe 3 traits that stand out among this year’s BOSS Young ExecutivesHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetLife & LeisureNothing is as good as the controls on these high-end headphonesJohn DavidsonThis New Zealand restaurant is getting global attentionWhy music festivals are the key to happinessRich ListRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreYolanda RedrupChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dreamThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jail