This week, the face of Melbourne literally changed. From last Thursday, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews decreed that all Melburnians must wear masks when out in public, be they in confined spaces or in the open air. As people furtively scurry around behind their face coverings, the air of quiet, almost smug self-confidence of Australia’s second city has been usurped by a look of crisis and fear.
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