Coronavirus Australia news: Doctors ask Berejiklian to reconsider decision to go ahead with Sydney Test

‘Watch the Third Test on TV’ says the Australian Medical Association

The AMA has issued a statement describing the decision to hold the Test match in front of a crowd at the SCG is “at odds with the rest of NSW’s appropriate response to the latest outbreak”. 

Here is the statement in full:  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s announcement that masks will be mandatory in most indoor settings in COVID-affected areas of the State is the right action, but more tough decisions must be considered, AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid said.

 
“This is an important decision, and an acknowledgment that wearing face masks is one of our simplest weapons against the spread of coronavirus,” Dr Khorshid said.

 
“The AMA has…