Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said Australians should be wearing masks.
“I’ll be wearing a mask wherever I go indoors from now on,” he said.
“We know that masks work.
He said a mandate was up to the state and territory governments.
Mr Morrison said a mask mandate would require enforcement, and the issue was about people wearing masks, not about issuing fines.He said wearing a mask was only being strongly recommended.
“Think of the person sitting on the other side of the table from you, think about your elderly family members and Christmas,” he said.
“And wear a mask, it’s pretty simple.”
