Australia Covid live update: vaccination changes and tougher restrictions up for discussion at national cabinet meeting; hospitalisations on the rise. States and territories to discuss vaccination time frames and mask mandates; health experts concerned about increases in Omicron hospital admission rates in NSW and Victoria. Follow all the day’s news liveHealth experts nervous about Omicron’s effect on hospitalisation ratesMorrison to hold unscheduled national cabinet meeting as Omicron cases riseVaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases and data trackerVictoria vaccination rate map; NSW vaccination rates mapGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAccording to 7 News Scott Morrison is supportive of an indoor mask mandate in light of the Omicron variant spreading throughout Australia, but not further lockdowns. Thousands of customers are still without power on Sydney’s northern beaches after the brief but cyclonic weekend storm that felled power… https://ift.tt/3edeMjE

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