Victorian Health Workers Told to Wear Face Masks

A nurse takes the temperature of an arriving rail passenger from Melbourne at Central Station on July 3, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Health workers are being told to wear face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Victoria, as a union calls for them to be made mandatory on transport.

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says it is a reasonable measure for workers in health settings to wear face masks.