Australia: Victoria mandates facemarks
Face masks now mandatory in Melbourne Sky News, 23 July, 2020 Face masks are now mandatory for all residents over the age of 12 in greater metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire. Premier Daniel Andrews said masks would be mandatory for as long as they were effective in preventing community transmission. Police have the power to issue on-the-spot $200 fines to anyone not wearing a mask without a valid medical exception. Major supermarkets including Coles and Woolworths said they would…