25 Aug 2020

Covid-19: Experts want mask rules to go further

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 25 August 2020

Masks should be compulsory in bars and restaurants - not just on buses and trains - according to a leading public health professor.

From Monday people will have to wear some kind of face covering on public transport if the country is in Alert Level 2 or above.

Otago University's Nick Wilson says the government is pulling its punches on its masking policy.

Health Correspondent Rowan Quinn reports.