Scott Morrison calls on Omicron to remain calm, saying there is ‘nothing’ to suggest a COVID vaccine as he scrambles to call an emergency national cabinet meeting.
- Scott Morrison says experts believe the Omicron variant may be ‘even less serious’
- PM calls on Kyle and Jackie O’s radio show on Monday morning
- He calls for calm as fears skyrocket on latest Covid edition to hit Australia
Prime minister Scott Morrison has called for calm on the new Omicron version as they revealed that experts believe it could be ‘even less severe’ than Delta.
Mr Morrison called on Kyle and Jackie O’s radio show on Monday morning to provide the Australian public with an update on the new COVID mutation, as he scrambles to call an emergency national cabinet meeting.
‘There is nothing to suggest that it is more serious in terms of its impact. There is nothing to suggest that vaccines have no effect on him,’ he said.
‘There are indications that it may also be less severe.’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for calm over the new Omicron version as he revealed that experts believe it could be ‘even less serious’ than Delta.
Mr Morrison says currently only people from New Zealand and Singapore are allowed into the country apart from Australia’s immediate family, adding that the country is safe from the virus.
‘In Victoria they get over 1,000 cases a day but the health system is fine. If we stay calm, take good decisions and react quickly,’ he said.
‘Let’s not panic, Australia has done very well by getting vaccinated. Australia is doing well, and if we stay sane and balanced, we will continue to do well.
The PM confirmed that he will be meeting with state prime ministers over the next 36 hours as they work out a plan for the current Omicron situation.
Passengers undergo a COVID-19 test at the Histopath Diagnostic Specialist’s pre-departure area at Sydney International Airport in Sydney, Australia November 28, 2021
Passengers wear face masks upon arrival at the departure terminal at Sydney Domestic Airport in Sydney
NSW Health confirmed on Sunday that the two passengers who disembarked from Sydney on Saturday night South Africa were infected with the new strain and two more were being tested.
NSW, Victoria and the ACT temporarily reintroduced the 72-hour self-isolation requirement for all international arrivals.
South Australia And Western Australia tightens border restrictions as other premiers across the country begin to consider tighter controls.
Scientists are in a race against time to answer three important questions about the variant, which doctors said caused ‘unusual’ symptoms, such as: Scott Morrison And business leaders in Australia called for peace.
The Australian Health Protection Principals Committee, which gave the prime minister an emergency briefing on Sunday night, is scrambling to determine how contagious Omicron is, whether it is more serious than other strains, and if it is vaccine resistant. Is.
Australia closed its international borders to nine African countries where tensions first appeared earlier this month.
Mr Morrison said on Sunday after their meeting: ‘We need to be very sensitive to the evidence that is available and to the expert medical advice.
‘The goal is to make sure that our public hospitals and health systems are capable of handling this virus so that we can live with the virus.’
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