BREAKING: Ontarians should put a mask on in all indoor public settings, the province’s top doctor advised on Monday.
Dr. Kieran Moore is “strongly recommending” the use of masking in those spaces as some pediatric Ontario hospitals say they’ve been overwhelmed by an influx of sick patients in recent weeks.At this point, the province has not issued a mandate on the use of masks across the province, although some health-care officials have asked for one.
“All three are actively circulating across Ontario in all of our communities and across the western hemisphere contributing to the pressures on our pediatric health-care system. As the risk to Ontarians increases, we must use all of the layers of protection that we have,” Moore said. The Ministry said that children between the ages of two and five should also mask up with supervision, if they tolerate masking, and can safely put it on and remove it when necessary.
On Friday, Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children announced it was putting some surgical procedures on hold to “preserve critical care capacity” amid the recent rise in patient volumes.
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