SYDNEY -- A record-setting coronavirus outbreak apparently fueled by the omicron variant is presenting Australia with a major public health -- and political -- test just ahead of a general election due by May.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has likened wearing a mask to "slapping on the hat and slapping on the sunscreen." © Reuters
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