People admitted in New South Wales hospitals rose to 1,344, a new pandemic peak, topping the 1,266 reached last September during the Delta wave. Numbers have more than doubled in a week, straining the health system.
Despite the record spike in infections fuelled by the Omicron strain, dual-dose vaccination levels of nearly 92% in people above 16 have helped Australia to keep the death rate lower than the previous virus outbreaks. Australia is also battling a shortage of rapid antigen tests https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/australia-push-ahead-with-reopening-amid-record-covid-19-cases-2022-01-03, delays with PCR results and the abrupt closures of a number of testing sites, with pathology laboratories swamped by a backlog of tests. Prime Minister Scott Morrison ruled out the government covering the cost for people to test themselves for COVID-19.
Australia's competition regulator said it would set up a team to look into complaints about allegations of price gouging https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/australian-regulator-review-price-hike-covid-19-antigen-tests-2022-01-04 for the at-home rapid antigen tests.
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