Half of Australia's total one million cases reported in last one week

New Delhi : Australia on Monday touched 1-million mark for total coronavirus cases, interestingly, half of them have been reported within the last week. Omicron variant ripped off the nation as the number of hospitalizations also increased at the same time.

They had kept the virus under control through strict lockdowns and border restrictions but looks like omicron found an escape and now overwhelming the nation with a record number of new coronavirus cases. 

Australia's strict border rule were again making the headlines as tennis player Novak Djokovic was stopped at the airport for allegedly not having sufficient documents to enter the nation.

Djokovic, the world's number one player, argues that a recent COVID-19 infection qualified him for the medical exemption from the country's requirement for all visitors to be double vaccinated.

Meanwhile, Australia recorded a total of 1.03 million coronavirus cases since the first case was detected two years ago.

A total of 2,387 deaths have been registered so far, though the death rate during the Omicron wave has been lower than during previous virus outbreaks, with 92% of people over 16 double dosed and the booster programme picking pace.