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Melbourne police 'check coffee cups' to ensure residents aren't violating mask mandates

Telegraph, 18 Oct 2021
Footage has emerged of police in Victoria checking people’s coffee cups in a park to ensure they were genuinely drinking coffee and not using an empty cup as a prop for avoiding wearing a mask.

The Australian state has endured over 250 days’ worth of lockdowns over the past 20 months as it has battled three waves of Covid-19.

Most recently Victorian officials have used restrictions, including outdoor and indoor mask mandates, and a ramped-up vaccination rollout to tackle the Delta-variant.

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