Australia’s treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has examined constructive to Covid-19, he introduced late on Friday.
Because the nation offers with an enormous rise in case numbers as a result of unfold of the Omicron variant, with greater than 78,000 Covid circumstances reported in a single day on Friday, Frydenberg tweeted the information that he had joined the statistics.
“Like 1000's of Australians, I examined constructive right this moment to Covid-19. I've the frequent signs and am isolating with my household,” he mentioned.
Like 1000's of Australians, I examined constructive right this moment to COVID-19.
— Josh Frydenberg (@JoshFrydenberg) January 7, 2022
I've the frequent signs and am isolating with my household.
My ideas are with all those that have COVID - it is a tough time however we are going to get by means of this.
Frydenberg is the third Morrison authorities cupboard minister to contract Covid, after the defence minister, Peter Dutton, recovered from Covid-19 in 2020, and the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, in 2021. Joyce was compelled to isolate in a resort in Washington DC after his go to to the UK.
It comes because the Morrison authorities has been below stress to make speedy antigen checks (RATs) out there to the Australian public free of charge. On Thursday the prime minister, Scott Morrison, introduced concession card holders would have the ability to get 10 RATs free of charge by means of pharmacies, however acknowledged there was not assist in nationwide cupboard for checks to be made freely out there to everybody.
Nationwide cupboard additionally agreed to take away the requirement for individuals who check constructive on a RAT to go get a PCR check.
Victoria introduced on Friday a brand new registration system for individuals who check constructive on a RAT to turn into a “possible” case of Covid-19 and subsequently in a position to get the assist required whereas isolating for seven days. New South Wales is predicted to comply with go well with subsequent week.
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