NSW Won’t Make Masks Compulsory Yet

NSW Won’t Make Masks Compulsory Yet
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at a press conference in Homebush, Sydney, Australia on July 14, 2020. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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The NSW government won’t mandate the wearing of masks in public despite the growing COVID-19 caseload, with the premier noting indoor hospitality venues pose the biggest risk for potential outbreaks.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she won’t yet follow Victoria’s lead by enforcing mask use in public but urges people to wear masks when social distancing is impossible.