Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Australians to take “personal responsibility” while calling for an end to mask mandates and lockdowns.
. Australia began rescinding most of its pandemic measures once the national vaccination rate crossed 80%.Morrison’s statement comes at a time when Australia faces its worst-ever surge in Covid-19 cases, fueled by the highly infectious omicron variant. On Tuesday the country reported around 4,600 new cases, beating the previous high of 4,100 set over the weekend.
the need to reclassify the definition of fully vaccinated to people who have received three doses instead of two.In 2020, Australia relied on some of the world’s most stringent lockdowns and border control measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus within its borders. However, the Morisson government signaled its intent to pivot away from a Covid elimination strategy after being faced with a persistent delta variant-fueled outbreak, earlier this year.
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