
Omicron and separated homes and blended families
After holding our breath for several days, the ACT Government has announced Canberra students will be returning to school as planned, but with additional testing and health measures to help to manage the spread of COVID-19 in the Territory. But are we now sighing in relief? Many of us still feel anxious about the adequacy of those measures to combat the spread of Omicron and the disruption of schooling with staff and student absences that are expected. With many younger children yet to receive vaccinations, the dramatic increase of cases in the ACT in recent weeks and more painful periods of isolation giving us flashbacks of previous lockdowns, it’s hardly surprising we feel fatigued and stressed by it all. Throw… read more