'We need to be doing what we're already doing, but better.'
The federal government has also signalled that people in other Australia states and territories could soon be asked to wear masks as well.
More regular testing, including those who don't have symptoms, could be stepped up according to some experts.“It might be a good thing if those workers and the companies themselves had access to testing for people without symptoms so that we could be more on the front foot, do more regular testing and keep an eye on those areas which are the accelerators of the virus,” she said.
Professor Bennett said right now there's been very few cases linked to particular retail stores, so shutting them down seemed unnecessary.
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