Tempers fray in Australia as COVID-19 cases hit new highs – The Peninsula Qatar
- Date: 05-Jan-2022
- Source: The Peninsula Qatar
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Qatar
Tempers fray in Australia as COVID-19 cases hit new highs – The Peninsula Qatar
Customers queue outside a Western Sydney chemist to purchase Rapid Antigen Test kits in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Sydney, Australia, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy REFILE- CORRECTING YEAR
SYDNEY: Australia's daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high for a third day on Wednesday, further straining hospital resources and testing facilities as public anger grew over the handling of the fast-moving outbreak of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.