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People wearing masks walk along the Morell Bridge in Melbourne, 24 July 2020.

People wearing masks walk along the Morell Bridge in Melbourne, 24 July 2020. Source: AAP

Victoria will become the first state in Australia to introduce compulsory mask-wearing, as it battles to contain COVID-19 community transmission. But since the pandemic's inception, over 100 countries have implemented policy directing their citizens to wear a mask. So why has Australia acted now?

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Victoria will become the first state in Australia to introduce compulsory mask-wearing, as it battles to contain COVID-19 community transmission. But since the pandemic's inception, over 100 countries have implemented policy directing their citizens to wear a mask. So why has Australia acted now?

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