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Cloth mask makers across Sydney are gearing up for a spike in demand after the announcement that masks would be mandatory in certain settings in NSW from midnight on Saturday.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced at the daily COVID-19 update that masks would be required in shops, supermarkets and shopping centres, public or shared transport, indoor entertainment such as cinemas, places of worship, and hair and beauty salons.
The mandate takes effect Sunday, with $200 on-the-spot fines for non-compliance from Monday.
Mask maker Sophie Alais.
Credit:Steven Siewert
Mask maker Sophie Alais, co-founder of Saving Face Co, welcomed the announcement as fantastic but also probably overdue .
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Cloth mask makers across Sydney are gearing up for a spike in demand after the announcement that masks would be mandatory in certain settings in NSW from midnight on Saturday.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced at the daily COVID-19 update that masks would be required in shops, supermarkets and shopping centres, public or shared transport, indoor entertainment such as cinemas, places of worship, and hair and beauty salons.
The mandate takes effect Sunday, with $200 on-the-spot fines for non-compliance from Monday.
Mask maker Sophie Alais.
Credit:Steven Siewert
Mask maker Sophie Alais, co-founder of Saving Face Co, welcomed the announcement as fantastic but also probably overdue .