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Face Masks Will Be Mandatory in Greater Brisbane for The Next Three Days – Concrete Playground
While face masks were first mandated in Melbourne back in mid-July, the Queensland Government has only ever encouraged its citizens to cover up, rather than making face coverings compulsory. From 6pm tonight, Friday, January 8, however, that’s all changing.
In a bid to contain the latest coronavirus outbreak, which currently only includes one hotel quarantine worker — but involves the new, more contagious UK strain of COVID-19 — the Queensland Government is mandating the wearing of masks across Greater Brisbane. That includes the Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton and Redlands local government areas, running from 6pm on Friday, January 8 until 6pm on Monday, January 11.
The move is being implemented in tandem with a three-day…
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