Australia: New South Wales reimposes masks after major spike in Covid-19 cases

New South Wales, the worst-hit state by Covid-19 in Australia, has reimposed wearing of masks indoors. New South Wales recorded 5,715 new cases, up from 3,763 on Wednesday.

Australia on Thursday reported a major spike in coronavirus infections, prompting the worst-hit state of New South Wales to reimpose mask wearing indoors, a day after Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejected lockdowns or mask mandates for the entire country to slow the spread of the omicron variant.

New South Wales recorded 5,715 new cases, up from 3,763 and almost as many as were recorded across all of Australia on Wednesday. New South Wales also reported one death.