Australia records first Omicron COVID-19 death, authorities stick to reopening plan

SYDNEY: Australia on Monday reported its first confirmed death from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 amid another surge in daily infections, but the authorities refrained from imposing new restrictions saying hospitalisation rates remained low.

Omicron, which health experts say appears more contagious but less virulent than previous strains, began to spread in the country just as it lifted restrictions on most domestic borders and allowed Australians to return from overseas without quarantine, driving case numbers to the highest of the pandemic.

"This was the first known death in New South Wales linked to the Omicron variant of concern," said New South Wales Health epidemiologist Christine Selvey in a video released by the government.

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