SA Premier Peter Malinauskas says the decision is in student's 'best interests' as the state records 3,463 new cases of COVID-19. Seven people who tested positive for the virus have died.
South Australian students will be forced to wear face masks for another month after school resumes next week, as the state records another 3,463 cases of COVID-19.South Australia's Premier Peter Malinauskas announced the decision after the state's Emergency Management Committee met this morning.
It comes after a number of schools were forced to close due to COVID-19 before the Easter holidays began.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
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