Workers told to stay home as COVID-19 ‘variant soup’ drives wave
Michael ReadEconomics correspondent
Health experts are urging employees with flexible work arrangements to stay at home amid forecasts of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
New COVID-19 infections jumped 31 per cent nationally last week as Australia navigates its fourth omicron wave this year.
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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
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