Ontario’s top doctor ‘strongly’ recommends masks, Alberta premier says don’t panic.
TORONTO - Ontario’s chief medical officer of health strongly recommended Monday that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a “triple threat” of respiratory viruses, while Alberta’s premier said she will not impose a mask mandate and urged people not to panic.
In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith was asked about Ontario’s mask recommendation and said there will be no mandate. Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said the flu and RSV are affecting communities now more than COVID-19, and he hasn’t discussed a mask mandate with the province’s chief medical health officer.
A report by the Canadian government for the week ending Nov. 5 found that levels of influenza and RSV across the country are higher than expected for this time of year. “Masking at a population level will help, but we really have to focus on where we can protect our children,” he said. “What might be a cold to you can lead to a severe respiratory infection in a child four and under.”
“We’re currently experiencing extraordinary pressure in our pediatric system,” said Dr. Chris Simpson, the chief medical director of Ontario Health, the agency that oversees the province’s health-care system.Last week, data from Critical Care Services Ontario said there were more children in ICUs than beds, with 122 children needing critical care Wednesday. Five had COVID-19.
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