Hated mask rule will FINALLY be removed in Australia – here’s what you need to know about the changes
Masks will no longer be required indoors in NSW from March 1.
Meanwhile in Victoria, Daniel Andrews has hinted Victoria’s hated mask mandate could remain indefinitely as Covid still remains ‘challenging’ for the state to manage, despite infection rates tumbling in the last month.
Asked whether the rule would finally be dropped, the Victorian premier said it would not change ‘any time soon’ as Omicron was a ‘wildly infectious variant and we are being guided by safety, which has never been more important than it is right now’.
With the restriction to wear masks indoors unlikely to be eased for some time, it means anyone breaking the rule will continue to face a crippling $21,909 fine for breaching the pandemic order.
More to come.
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