'We are in a COVID soup right now — there's a lot of transmission around.'
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The requirement for people to wear masks in airport terminals was removed after the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee said in June it was no longer appropriate. The decision whether or not to wear a mask in most public indoor spaces such as shopping centres and in offices is now down to individual choice.Authorities in some states have backed away from introducing mandates, despite advice from health authorities.
Professor Sutton said Australia was clearly dealing with another COVID-19 wave driven by subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which are more able to avoid the protective effects of previous COVID-19 infections or vaccinations.We are in a COVID soup right now — there's a lot of transmission around.
Others who wore surgical masks were 66 per cent less likely to test positive. Wearing a cloth mask also appeared to lower the odds of a positive test but the result was not statistically significant.
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