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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Australia’s latest Covid wave nears peak but cases to stay high through Christmas, experts say

Christmas tree in shopping centre
Experts say the multiple Covid variants, the wetter weather conditions and the social Christmas season meant cases would not decline sharply. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Leading epidemiologists have warned it may be a while before there is a substantial drop in Covid-19 cases, as a cocktail of variants continues to fuel Australia’s fourth wave.

While some states recorded a significant jump in cases this week, the wave appears to have slowed in parts of Australia.

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