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Asia Today: Masks mandatory as cases rise in Australia state

| July 20, 2020 12:03 AM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After a one-day respite, coronavirus cases in the Australian state of Victoria have risen again, prompting a move to make masks mandatory in metropolitan Melbourne and the nearby shire of Mitchell.

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