By Hope NewsroomThursday 23 Dec 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
QR check-ins will be brought back in New South Wales for retail and hospitality venues.
But a mask mandate is not being reintroduced.
Premier Dominic Perrottet is also attempting to secure a bulk order of rapid antigen kits, to be sent to homes free of charge.
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NSW has recorded a spike in COVID cases with 5,715 new infections of the virus in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
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A small Scottish study has found the risk of hospitalisation from the Omicron strain could be up to two-thirds lower than Delta.
But experts remain concerned that even if Omicron is milder, the sheer number of cases could overwhelm hospitals.
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A man will appear in court today over an alleged attack on a 16-year-old girl, who was orienteering in Sydney’s north earlier this month.
Police have been told the teen was grabbed by the throat and knocked out at Thornleigh, before being found by other runners in her group.
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Motorists are being reminded to slow down and plan ahead these holidays.
Double demerits will come into force across NSW from tomorrow.
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As many as 100 people are feared missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar.
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The World Food Programme is warning that it is running out of funds to continue to provide food assistance to 13 million people in Yemen.
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An investigation has been launched in the United States into more than half a million Tesla cars.
Touchscreen allow the driver to play games while the car is going.
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English actress Sally Ann Howes, who starred as Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has died.
She was 91.
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