SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia threw out an invitation to backpackers on Wednesday, seeking reinforcements for a workforce crippled by an Omicron COVID-19 outbreak as the country’s health system creaks https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/australia-swamped-by-omicron-surge-pressure-grows-hospitals-2022-01-11 under the pandemic’s strain with more deaths predicted in weeks ahead. Read full story
Australia calls on backpackers to help ease Omicron-fuelled labour shortage
