Australia nears Covid crisis mode - a podcast by RNZ

New South Wales is being warned it could see 25,000 cases a day by the end of January. The state has recorded its highest daily total in more than three months - yet new freedoms have come into effect today. Meanwhile, the spread of Omicron to Melbourne seems inevitable, as Max Towle reports.

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