Tuesday 17 May 2022 08:04 AM Coronavirus Australia: Daniel Andrews resists calls mask mandates, despite ... trends now
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Daniel Andrews has resisted growing calls from medical experts to reinstate indoor mask mandates as the state braces for a chilly winter ahead - and says if Victoria does the decision will be made by the state's chief health officer.
Victoria has recorded 107 Covid-related deaths in the last week, including 20 on Tuesday alone to make up almost a third of the daily national death toll.
The grim statistic is on top of a renewed spike in daily infections to five-digit figures, which sparked warnings from the Australian Medical Association to wear masks in indoor settings such supermarkets, theatres, halls and stadiums.
But one month after masks were scrapped in schools, retail and hospitality, a defiant Victorian Premier says he has no plans to reintroduce the dreaded rule.
Melburnians (pictured before mask mandates were scrapped) have been urged to voluntarily don masks in amid fears of a horror flu season ahead
He added health minister Martin Foley would have the final word.
'As you know, the law
