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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Primary school children in Victoria set to no longer have to wear masks in the classroom in term 2

Primary school students return back to school
Attendance rates at Victorian public schools have been about 89%, while 73,097 students and 8,275 staff have reported testing positive for Covid. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Mask requirements for primary school-age students in Victoria are expected to be scrapped in term 2 if Covid cases continue to stabilise, as the state government reconsiders all the state’s restrictions.

The state recorded 12 deaths and 10,293 new cases on Tuesday – a slight increase from Monday’s 9,597 infections – while there were 376 people in hospital with the virus, including 19 people in intensive care.

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