Omicron Surge Leads to the Tentative Return of Restrictions in Australia

Residents enjoy their afternoon on the Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 22, 2021, amid number of COVID-19 cases that keeps on the rise across the New South Wales state ahead of the Christmas festivities. (Photo by Mohammad FAROOQ / AFP) Photo by MOHAMMAD FAROOQ/AFP via Getty Images

Spiralling numbers of COVID-19 cases linked to the Omicron variant has led to state governments in Australia reintroducing pandemic restrictions.

As Victorians wake to new density limits in hospitality venues, NSW is reportedly set to shut nightclubs and some major events in response to the variant.