The proposal by health bureaucrats to extend the mask mandates through Christmas sparked a furious backlash from citizens. Ben Fordham, host of “2GB breakfast,” led the growing outrage over the proposal. He slammed the government for being “over-cautious.”
“It’s becoming exhausting I’ve got to stay. It’s supposed to end mid-December. So what’s changed? We stopped worrying about case numbers a while ago, remember? That’s why we got vaccinated! How long is this going to go on? If we’re worried about Christmas shopping, then presumably we’re worried about Boxing Day and New Year’s sales and on and on it goes,” Fordham told his listeners Wednesday, Nov. 24.
NSW government officials are looking at extending the mask mandates beyond mid-December amidst fears of the virus spreading and resulting in new spikes of infections. Health Minister Brad Hazzard pledged his support for the extension, and the government is expected to make an announcement in the next few days.
Masks will be compulsory on public transport, in rideshare vehicles and common areas of apartment buildings.
Fordham said that he lasted only one hour on a shopping trip with his kids over the weekend before going home because he was fed up with wearing masks.
He issued a public plea for NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to show some sense by not bowing to the demands of unelected bureaucrats. “The government has bowed to these health officials too many times,” he said.
“All restrictions were supposed to end at 80 percent double dose. Then it changed to 95 percent. Every decision is based on the cautious health advice. Premier please, prove once and for all unelected bureaucrats are not running the show. From December 15, people deserve a choice.”
Unlike NSW, Queensland scrapped mask mandates in retail settings as
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