Doctors urge people to still isolate, wear masks despite scrapped rules

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A peak medical body has urged Australians to continue isolating and wearing masks when sick, with COVID requirements being scrapped as the country enters a new phase of the pandemic. covid19

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the dropping of mandatory isolation periods following a national cabinet discussion on Friday, saying “there’s not a role for government in running every bit of people’s lives forever.”

“Whenever there’s a new wave it has an enormous effect on hospital capacity,” Robson said. “If you are in a vulnerable place, just wear a mask. If you do get sick, try and minimise transmission by isolating.Alex Ellinghausen He said that hospitalisations were currently low because so many people had COVID over the past few months – but that number would rise as people become reinfected.“The COVID numbers look artificially low because the government has made it harder to get a PCR, and no one gives a rat about RATs,” he said.

“If we do see signs that the public health situation begins to deteriorate again ... then, of course, governments have to be prepared to go back and put appropriate measures in place.”

 

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Election close so Dan is trying to win votes ,It's always about him .

Govt does not care about deaths due to Covid.

This isn't controversial. Nobody used to like it when people sick w/ the flu or cold went out in public. Just do your best.

That you platform these hysterical Covid zero grifters and cultists who were consistently wrong on everything is a disgrace. Just highlights the msm culpability in enabling and our lethally incompetent politicians.

Too late, you and the rest of the MSM undermined the professional health advise, divided the country and championed let it rip, to make a few headlines, sell your junk and create as much political turmoil as possible to help your mates stay in power. Now look at what you caused.

No different to the flu or any other transmissible illness, be sensible & responsible.

Nobody listens to it trade unions anymore

The is nothing peak about the AMA

TheAge... finding it very tough to let go of the BS narrative? Why doesn't someone there report on the shocking numbers of jabbed in hospital and ICU in NSW and ask why Vic doesn't report these numbers

This is very far from a ‘peak medical body’. 😄

The “peak” body is hardly representative of entire medical community. Frankly speaking, they have become a fringe political lobby and sensible governments ignore them

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