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Omicron may provide ‘bridge’ to COVID ‘endemic’: Frydenberg

January 3, 2022

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is optimistic Omicron may provide the bridge that takes COVID "from the pandemic to the endemic".

"Early signs are actually quite encouraging according to the medical experts," Mr Frydenberg told Sky News Australia.

"The early data on Omicron is showing that it's perhaps around 75 per cent less severe than Delta."

Mr Frydenberg also said Delta still in community transmission has been a main cause of hospitalisation.

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9:24AM January 3, 2022

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is optimistic Omicron may provide the bridge that takes COVID “from the pandemic to the endemic”.

“Early signs are actually quite encouraging according to the medical experts,” Mr Frydenberg told…

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