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Record spike in flu cases due to better tests: NSW Health
NSW is facing an early flu season, but reports that it is set to be the worst on record are overblown, NSW Health says.
Lisa Visentin is an urban affairs reporter based in Sydney. She has previously worked covering courts and in federal parliament.
NSW is facing an early flu season, but reports that it is set to be the worst on record are overblown, NSW Health says.
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