Happy Friday – and a warning to be careful as Covid cases shoot up in New South Wales and Victoria. There were a combined 48,267 new infections in the last reporting period, which means more hospitalisations and more deaths – 46 people died in Victoria and 39 in NSW, according to the latest weekly data.
We’re unlikely to see society-wide mask mandates, at least that’s what the federal health minister said today, but health experts are still urging masks be worn in indoor settings where safe physical distancing is impossible.
