Impact
Warren Brown
In the first months of the pandemic, the particular danger posed by the virus to remote, predominantly Aboriginal communities was recognised. Despite the time to prepare, the Delta strain found its way into the small town of Wilcannia in the far west of New South Wales. It quickly reached the highest transmission rates in the state.
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