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SBS Sinhala current Affair 31 January 2022: Authorities concerned about new Omicron sub variant found in Australia with the new school term

Twins Attiqunissa (left) and Imran (right) with their father Idris Khalid (far right) at a pop-up vaccination clinic at Movelle Primary School in Kings Park, Melbourne, Saturday, January 29, 2022. (AAP Image/Con Chronis) NO ARCHIVING

Twins Attiqunissa (left) and Imran (right) with their father Idris Khalid (far right) at a pop-up vaccination clinic at Movelle Primary School in Kings Park. Source: AAP

Listen to the SBS Sinhala feature with the latest information on COVID-19, reported from Australia


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By Claire Slattery, Nipuna Dodangoda

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Listen to the SBS Sinhala feature with the latest information on COVID-19, reported from Australia


Highlights

  • Students and teachers around Australia will return to the classroom this week
  • GPs say there is concern of a potential spike in COVID-19 cases with the increased movement -- and they are calling for the vaccine rollout for younger children to be accelerated
  • A new sub variant of Omicron has been detected across the eastern states


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