Primary school children in Victoria set to no longer have to wear masks in the classroom in term 2

Health minister Martin Foley to reconsider all health orders' including mask requirements once Covid cases hit expected plateau later this month

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Mask requirements for primary school-age students in Victoria are expected to be scrapped in term 2 if Covid cases continue to stabilise, as the state government reconsiders all the state's restrictions.

The state recorded 12 deaths and 10,293 new cases on Tuesday - a slight increase from Monday's 9,597 infections - while there were 376 people in hospital with the virus, including 19 people in intensive care.

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