Midday bulletin 2 January 2022

<p>The Prime Minister monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms; a&nbsp;sharp rise in COVID-19 hospitalisations in New South Wales; and in cricket,&nbsp;England's plan to bolster their depleted Ashes coaching staff ruined by COVID-19.</p><img src="https://feedpress.me/link/18263/14983871.gif" height="1" width="1"/>