AMA calls for mask mandates as COVID-19 cases surge among health workers
'How far will governments let case numbers rise before they act?' asks president Dr Omar Khorshid
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The AMA president has called for the reintroduction of mask mandates, as hospitalisations and health worker infections rise to “scary” levels.
“I don’t know how far [governments] can let the numbers go while still saying we don’t need mask mandates,” Dr Omar Khorshid said.