Tasmania orders sweeping mask mandate for all indoor spaces after reporting three new Covid cases
Tasmania orders sweeping mask mandate for ALL indoor spaces including OFFICES days after opening its border and finding a handful of Covid cases – as other states slash restrictions
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Tasmania will order residents to wear face-coverings in all indoor spaces after a handful of Covid cases triggered a sweeping mask mandate.
Premier Peter Gutwein announced the new rules on masks would come into force from 12:01am the following day during a press conference on Sunday.
The mask mandate applies to all indoor settings including officers, retail, gyms, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, clubs, public transport and ride-share vehicles.
‘We’ve done this before and as a matter of fact, a lot of Tasmanians are already doing it,’ Mr Gutwein told reporters.
Tasmania will order residents to wear face-coverings in all indoor spaces after a handful of Covid cases triggered a sweeping mask mandate (pictured, arrivals in Hobart Airport)
Premier Peter Gutwein (pictured) announced the new rules on masks would come into force from 12:01am the following day during a press conference on Sunday
It comes as NSW and Victoria slashed a series of Covid restrictions last week, despite surging case numbers and the spread of the Omicron variant.
In NSW, face-coverings are now only required in certain high-risk settings like public transport, planes and for unvaccinated front-of-house hospitality staff.
Tasmania recorded three new cases of Covid on Sunday, bringing the state’s total active infections to seven after the island state reopened borders on Wednesday.
Of the seven cases, six are receiving treatment at home while one is being cared for in a community facility.
More to come.
