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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Aged care minister urges states and territories not to drop Covid control measures in sector

Minister for aged care Anika Wells
Asked about reports of states and territories relaxing some Covid restrictions in the sector, minister for aged care Anika Wells said: ‘Of course I worry about this.’ Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Aged care minister, Anika Wells, has written to states and territories urging them to maintain mask mandates and infection control measures across the sector as she warns the current Omicron wave will not peak for at least a fortnight.

Her warning comes as the peak group for the aged care industry wrote to the New South Wales government urging it to reverse a decision to drop vaccine requirements for visitors.

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