Australian state to make masks compulsory as Covid-19 infections spike

Masks have been compulsory in Victoria’s state capital of Melbourne and a neighbouring semi-rural district for the past week.

Australia’s hardest-hit state will make face coverings compulsory after reporting a new daily high of 723 confirmed coronavirus cases.

Masks have been compulsory in Victoria’s state capital of Melbourne and a neighbouring semi-rural district for the past week.