Urdu News 19 December 2021 - Despite a spike in Omicron, lockdowns unlikely to return

The death toll from a freak jumping castle accident at a primary school in Tasmania's northwest remains at five, and three children are in hospital after one was allowed to go home.

People leave flowers and tributes outside Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania, Friday, December 17, 2021. Source: AAP

A sixth child has died following the jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania. The New South Wales Premier resists calls for a mask mandate amid a record number of COVID cases. A COVID-19 case is confirmed among the media covering the Ashes Test in Adelaide. Tasmania is re-introducing a mask mandate.



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