Hon JAN TINETTI (Associate Minister of Education (School Operations)): We know that winter illnesses historically peak at the start of term 3, and we have also been experiencing high numbers of cases of COVID-19 around the country. With schools returning this week, we have provided supports to them to help keep their students and staff safe. Last week, I wrote to boards of trustees of schools reminding them that the Government strongly encourages mask wearing. The public health advice continues to clearly show that mask wearing is a strong tool in the defence against the transmission of COVID-19 and other airborne respiratory viruses. That is why the Government is providing 10 million free child masks for terms 3 and 4 and continues to make adult-size masks available to schools for staff and older students. These masks are in addition to the 24 million adult-sized masks and nearly 4 million child masks already provided to schools this year.