Covid cases in Singapore and New Zealand have overtaken Australia per capita Both still have very strict mandates in place unlike Australia where rules eased Death rates in New Zealand are also higher than in Australia despite masks Data shared.
The VIC government has adopted a non-mandatory mask policy, leaving residents free to choose whether or not they don face coverings, But parents say their kids are being pressured at school.
Masks are worn everywhere in Singapore and Kiwis are forced to wear masks in public including shopping malls. But both have higher Covid cases per million than Australia.