Starting tomorrow, masks will be required indoors across Queensland to slow the spread of COVID-19, as the state records 2,266 new cases.
Queenslanders will be required to start wearing masks indoors from tomorrow as the state recorded 2,266 new cases, Deputy Premier Steven Miles said.
Mr Miles said the new cases were recorded between 7am and 7pm yesterday, which he said was a new reporting period.From Sunday, masks will be required indoors – everywhere except in the family home and workplaces where it might be unsafe. They are already required for indoor shopping, supermarkets, on public transport, rideshares and taxis, cinemas and theatres and in airports and on planes.
Now, Queenslanders will also need to wear them in pubs, clubs and cafes as well as indoor stadiums and sports arenas , libraries, hairdressers and nail salons, and waiting rooms in medical centres.In a statement, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said masks were a "tried and true" method of slowing the spread of COVID-19.
"Even though cases were expected it doesn't mean we shouldn't do all we can to slow them down," she said.
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