Australia on alert after Omicron case went out into community
The Straits Times|December 01, 2021
Australia yesterday urged calm as it confirmed that a person with Covid-19 had the new Omicron variant after disclosing that the person had been active in the community.
Australia on alert after Omicron case went out into community
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The fully vaccinated person visited a busy shopping centre in Sydney while likely infectious, officials said. All passengers on the person’s flight were asked to self-isolate for 14 days regardless of their vaccination status.

The additional case brings Australia’s total number of infections with the new variant to six. But it is the first case where the person appeared to be active in the community. All other cases have been in quarantine and are asymptomatic or display very mild symptoms.

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