SIR, – As the weather heats up and COVID-19 cases stay low, the rules around mandatory masks must be reviewed.
After nearly two weeks of no new cases statewide and with just four active cases in a state of nearly 6.5-million people, it’s difficult to understand why Daniel Andrews refuses to budge.
Even public health experts are questioning the rule.
Chair of epidemiology at Deakin University, Professor Catherine Bennett, says as cases stay low ‘masks don’t add a lot’ and that strict enforcement might actually encourage non-compliance.