SYDNEY, Dec 17 — Australian authorities on Friday rushed to track down hundreds who attended a Taylor Swift album party in Sydney last week that has become a super-spreading event as cases in the country hit a new pandemic high for the second straight day.in pubs and nightclubs as social distancing curbs ease after higher vaccination levels.
“Case numbers are no longer the metric ... the real measure is what does it mean for serious illness, , hospitalisation, pressures on the hospital system,” Morrison said during a media briefing on Friday.At least 97 cases, including some potential Omicron ones, have been detected among people who attended the Taylor Swift theme party. More than 600 people who checked in at the venue must test and self-isolate but officials flagged there could have been more guests.
NSW authorities have warned daily cases could hit 25,000 in the state by the end of January with authorities looking to accelerate the rollout of booster vaccine shots to ward off the threat from the Omicron strain.
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