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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Australians with the most to fear from Omicron living in ‘permanent lockdown’

Woman in silhouette at window
Cancer patients, transplant recipients, and people on immunosuppressive drugs are among vulnerable people in Australia for whom the pandemic’s dangers have not yet abated. Photograph: Annjella Marie Alvarez/Getty Images/EyeEm

Maddie Jones lives in Sydney’s inner west and each day she updates a spreadsheet of Covid cases in her area.

The 51-year-old avoids certain places – or going out altogether – when numbers are high.

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