AMA chief says it’s time for mask mandates again amid ‘pretty scary’ Covid hospital numbers

I don't know how far they [politicians] can let the numbers go while still saying we don't need mask mandates', says Dr Omar Khorshid

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It will soon become evident to premiers that mask mandates are required" to tackle surging Covid numbers, the president of the Australian Medical Association has said, as the number of people in hospital and health worker infections continue to rise.

Dr Omar Khorshid said the hospital numbers had become pretty scary", especially as thousands of health workers are furloughed due to infection. There were 821 Covid cases in Victorian hospitals as of Monday, a 99% increase since 22 June. In New South Wales, there were 2,205, while in Queensland, hospital admissions have exceeded modelling projections.