Australians look set to be required to weak masks indoors this Christmas, with a push in national cabinet to toughen requirements to stem record cases and the spread of omicron.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will push state and territory leaders to reintroduce mandates for masks in indoor settings during the emergency talks on Wednesday, as NSW, South Australia and Queensland reported record new community infections on Tuesday.Alex Ellinghausen
“And to live with it over time we have to do it with a culture of responsibility, not with a culture of control and mandates.” He pushed back on calls for a shorter interval between second vaccination shots and the first booster, warning doctors and pharmacists would not have enough capacity for an expanded rollout.Queensland and South Australia have changed isolation rules on Tuesday.
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