SBS Sinhala Current Affair 04 January 2022:PM rejects calls for free rapid antigen tests for everyone

SBS Sinhala feature on the latest Covid updates, rxtreme pressure from rising COVID-19 admissions in hospital systems of NSW and Victoria,jobs boom across the country amid omicron spread

Members of the public queue in their cars for a COVID-19 PCR test at the Mascot Laverty Pathology Drive-through Clinic, in Sydney, January 3, 2022 Source: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Highlights

• Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged calm as COVID-19 hospitalisations rise as new infections surge.
• New South Wales health authorities are asking residents to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on the stressed health system.
• PM rejects calls for free rapid antigen tests for everyone.
• Federal Treasurer told the country has experienced a jobs boom in recent months amid Omicron spread.
• The federal government has secured 45,000 doses of a covid drug.