SBS Sinhala current Affair 01 February 2022: The first month of 2022 has been deadly for aged care residents

SBS Sinhala feature on the latest updates on the impact of omicron in aged care sector across Australia including the slow booster rollout, gaps in covid supplies and the issue of wages for aged care workers.

There have been 389 virus related deaths recorded in aged care in January alone, more than throughout the whole of 2021 at 282 (Getty) Source: The Image Bank RF

Highlights

• Aged care service providers across Australia are urging the federal government and national cabinet to act urgently to stop the spread of Omicron in the sector.
  
  
• concerns that the booster vaccine rollout in aged care homes has been too slow.