Government must explain is it Delta or Omicron?

Tasmanian Labor

With active COVID cases in the state now at 520 it is vital the government tell Tasmanians what variant of the virus we are facing.

Shadow Health Minister Anita Dow said now that Peter Gutwein has opened the border to COVID it’s vital the government are as transparent as possible.

“The government have led Tasmanians to believe cases in our community are the Omicron strain, however the fact is we do not know,” Ms Dow said.

“Now is the time for the government to be open and transparent, Tasmanians deserve to know what variant we are facing and how this is informing public health advice.

“The changing of a number of rules has been put down to the fact we are facing Omicron and not Delta, do the government have a breakdown on how many of the 520 cases we’ve currently got are Delta? Or Omicron?

“The government had months to prepare for the border reopening and said we were ready, Tasmanians need transparency at this time and providing a breakdown of what variant is in the community is an important step.”

Anita Dow MP

Acting Labor Leader and Shadow Health Minister

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