Australia Covid news live: country braces for Omicron as states and territories tighten border restrictions on overseas arrivals; variant detected in UK and across Europe

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Good morning! It’s Justine Landis-Hanley here to bring you the news today, Sunday 28 November 2021.

Australia is bracing for Omicron as states and territories tighten border restrictions for overseas arrivals. The variant has already been detected in UK and across Europe.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/nov/28/australia-covid-news-omicron-corona-nsw-victoria-nt-uk-europe-politics-canberra-morrison-andrews-perrottet-gunner-africa-