Premier Daniel Andrews says he is not responsible for providing public health advice after being pushed on Victoria’s mask mandate.
Community leaders in regional Victoria have pushed for a review to be carried out on mandatory mask wearing as warmer weather approaches. “They’ll be there as long as they serve a purpose and I think they do serve a purpose,” he said.
“I am not the provider of public health advice, but logic tells me that and I’ll be very clear with you that I’ll be a hold out on this because I think it is … low cost but of very substantial benefit. “I think I’ve acknowledged many, many times that it is more challenging when we get into the summer, it doesn’t make it impossible.”
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