Victorian have accused their NSW counterparts of taking too long to mandate masks the combat the coronavirus outbreak on Sydney s Northern Beaches.
Masks were eventually made mandatory in some indoor settings in Greater Sydney from Sunday, more than two weeks after the cluster emerged.
The outbreak spread to Melbourne days after the northern beaches cases first appeared, with more than a dozen testing positive so far.
Nervous Victorian officials scarred by Melbourne s second wave had pleaded with NSW Health early on in the outbreak to make face coverings compulsory.
Masks are now mandatory in some indoor settings in Greater Sydney, including for hospitality workers (pictured), but Victorian health officials had reportedly wanted their NSW counterparts to implement the measure much earlier on in the Northern Beaches outbreak