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CANBERRA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua\/APP) –:Australian leaders have agreed on a new definition of coronavirus close contacts in a bid to relieve pressure on testing sites across the country.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Scott Morrison met with state and territory leaders on Thursday to discuss Australia’s response to surging COVID-19 infections and the Omicron variant of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Following the national cabinet meeting, Morrison said the nation’s leaders agreed to introduce a new nationally-consistent definition of a coronavirus close contact.<\/p>\n

Under the changes, only someone who has spent more than four hours with a confirmed case in a household or household-like setting will be considered a close contact and required to quarantine for seven days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua\/APP) –:Australian leaders have agreed on a new definition of coronavirus close contacts in a bid to relieve pressure on testing sites across the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison met with state and territory leaders on Thursday to discuss Australia’s response to […]<\/p>\n

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