(Pool Photo by Robert Kitchin for Stuff)Omicron could force more changes to the country’s contact tracing system, with the Ministry of Health carefully monitoring the situation in Australia and the UK. Omicron, another game changerDirector of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay said that Omicron was another game changer. Dr McElnay said that Health Ministry is looking closely at New South Wales were Omicron cases are soaring. I think that might be challenging for contact tracing alone to be able to bring those numbers down. Contact tracing was a critical part of the country’s efforts to try to stop the health system being overrun with Covid.

Source: Stuff December 22, 2021 21:24 UTC