One company in the popular industry confirmed the mask rule due to the 'evolving public health situation', with health officials around the country urging residents to wear a face covering indoors if they cannot social distance amid fourth wave concerns.
Cruise ship passengers will need to wear face coverings"out of an abundance of caution" as coronavirus cases continue to soar across Australia.
Cruise ship passengers will need to wear face coverings"out of an abundance of caution" as coronavirus cases continue to soar across Australia. Photo by Izhar Khan/NurPhoto via Getty Images. It comes as states and territories begin to review COVID-19 health measures, such as mask wearing, as Omicron variants BA.5, BA.2.75, XBB, and BQ.1 drive up infections.
“No, we’re not looking back … We led the country, we were the ones that were taking everybody from overseas for WA because they locked their borders, for Queensland, for Victoria,” Mr Hazzard said last week.
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