New Covid-19 wave to hit NSW within weeks, chief health officer says
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from World news | The Guardian on (#65CZN)
Exclusive: Kerry Chant expected to reiterate importance of vaccine boosters as Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB tipped to become dominant
A new wave of Covid-19 infections is looming in New South Wales, the state's chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, will warn on Thursday, with transmission of the virus predicted to increase in coming weeks.
It follows Victoria's chief health officer, Prof Brett Sutton, making a similar announcement last week, with Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and XBB tipped to overtake BA.5 as the dominant variants throughout Australia.
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