South Australia face masks

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Mask mandate to be dropped as South Australia records six COVID ... (ABC News)

A woman wearing a mask to protect against coronavirus in Adelaide. Mask mandates were strengthened in the wake of SA's July 2021 lockdown. (ABC News: Michael ...

It will also continue in airports and on flights," Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said. "There's obviously no need to be continuing to keep any of that data from people that have swiped in the past," she said. The state today recorded another six deaths of people with COVID-19 and 4,401 new cases. "It is difficult to say whether we are plateauing or whether we have got to the peak," she said. "We will assess the requirement to wear masks in schools as we get closer to the resumption of school, which is still three weeks away," Mr Malinauskas said. "Come Good Friday, we will see a substantial relaxation in the requirement to wear masks in South Australia," Mr Malinauskas said.

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SA mask mandates removed but schools decision on hold - InDaily (InDaily)

Mask mandates will be axed from midnight on Thursday as anticipated despite a small increase in the daily caseload of COVID infections, but Premier Peter ...

(but) let’s wait and see what the information is that presents itself,” he said. “Requiring kids to wear masks in schools is a big ask… Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. Malinauskas said authorities were “keeping options option” in relation to whether masks will still be required in schools, with a decision to be made towards the end of the school holidays, in about three weeks’ time. “Come Good Friday, you will have a choice to wear a mask or not to wear a mask and I think that’s something a lot of South Australians are probably desperately looking forward to,” he said. Mask mandates will be axed from midnight on Thursday as anticipated despite a small increase in the daily caseload of COVID infections, but Premier Peter Malinauskas says authorities are “keeping our options open” about whether to keep masks in schools.

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Smile, SA! It's time to unmask … with just a few exceptions (The Advertiser)

From Good Friday, South Australians can ditch their masks in most public places for the first time in 289 days – and also forget about QR code check-ins.

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South Australia To Relax Mask Rules By Good Friday (Hit 107)

South Australians will no longer be required to wear masks indoors from Good Friday onwards, moving towards an identical plan to other jurisdictions.

"We are providing the ability for South Australians to exercise more choice, more discretion when it comes to wearing a mask." "Wearing a mask is a choice, there is nothing wrong with choosing to wear a mask - there is no rule against mask wearing," he reporters. "That's something I think that provides a lot of relief to people, particularly those who wear them as a matter of requirement as distinct from a matter of choice."

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Mask mandates scrapped for most SA settings (Sky News Australia)

South Australians will no longer be required to wear face masks in most public settings from April 15.

Stream the latest news on COVID-19 with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. South Australia will drop mandatory face masks and the use of QR codes in most public settings from Good Friday.

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South Australia's Mask Mandate Will Be Lifted From Good Friday (Broadsheet)

South Australians will no longer be required to wear face masks in most public indoor spaces from 12.01am on Friday April 15, Premier Peter Malinauskas ...

“We will assess the requirement to wear masks in schools as we get closer to the resumption of school,” said Malinauskas. “There is nothing wrong with wanting to wear a mask that provides your family or loved one with more protection than what would be the case if you don’t wear a mask,” he said. And, of course, if you prefer to wear a face mask for extra protection, no one is stopping you from doing so.

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Top doc heckled for wearing face mask (NEWS.com.au)

South Australia's chief public health officer has pleaded with citizens to be “kind” to one another ahead of easing mask-wearing rules coming into effect ...

Changes to mask wearing in schools are yet to be announced, but the Premier said the state government would continue to work with the Education Department over the school holidays. Professor Nicola Spurrier told reporters on Tuesday a person heckled her while she was walking in the street because she was wearing her face mask. The chief public health officer revealed she was confronted in the street because she voluntarily wore a face mask where it wasn’t mandatory.

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COVID: WA the only jurisdiction in Australia holding on to full ... (The West Australian)

West Aussies are now the only ones in the country still suffocated by full-strength mask laws, despite seeming to have emerged fairly unscathed from the virus.

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