Face masks to be mandatory in Sydney as Australia states concerned by linked COVID cluster
Local authorities said that face masks will be mandatory in indoor settings such as shopping centers, public transport, indoor entertainment, places of worship, and hair and beauty premises.
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A woman walks past a fence with a COVID-19 warning near the harbour foreshore in Sydney. (File photo| AP) By ANI
SYDNEY: Wearing face masks will be mandatory in Australia s biggest city of Sydney as locally acquired COVID cases continue to grow.
The state of New South Wales (NSW), with Sydney as the capital city, said on Saturday that face masks will be mandatory in indoor settings such as shopping centers, public or shared transport, indoor entertainment, places of worship, and hair and beauty premises. Staff in hospitality venues must also wear face masks.
Tensions are rising within the State Government s senior ranks over COVID lockdown settings, as key ministers push back with increased force against chief health officer Kerry Chant s bid to tighten restrictions. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard There were 10 new cases diagnosed on Thursday from almost 28,000 tests with all but one linked to known clusters. Three new cases were recorded on Friday. While Dr Chant has had the ear of Premier Gladys Berejiklian, senior figures in the Coalition have adamantly opposed a further clampdown. Those believed to have vigorously advocated for opening up include Jobs and Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet.
Inside Australia, being born allowed means youâre not now facing the rather more blunt-scissored hack at your JobSeeker benefit. Being born allowed means you donât belong to those industries regarded as unhelpful to the ruling cause and left to wither and die.
On the other hand, the lower northern beaches is Sydneyâs spiritual home of the born allowed. When the Avalon outbreak started, there were complaints in Manly about why we, 25 kilometres from the cluster, were swept up in a lockdown dictated by the arbitrary Northern Beaches Council border, established by the current state governmentâs amalgamations. Surely it would be more tolerant to enclose the cluster by reasserting the pre-amalgamation Pittwater council border?
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