Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just made face masks mandatory in
greater Sydney, as the region records seven locally acquired cases
of Covid-19.
Masks in many indoor venues will be
mandatory from midnight tonight – Saturday 2nd January,
in greater Sydney, which covers the area bound by the Hawkesbury,
Northern Beaches, Blue Mountains and Campbelltown.
Masks will be mandatory in supermarkets, shopping centres,
cinemas and indoor entertainment venues, on public transport, in
beauty salons and hairdressers, places of worship and gaming
areas.
While the Premier said that up until now masks had been
encouraged, they will now be mandatory and anyone not wearing a
mask will face an on-the-spot fine of $200.
