A province-wide mask mandate that was first introduced in October 2020 has now been lifted in virtually all of the so-called “high-risk” settings where it had remained in place, including on public transit.
A province-wide mask mandate that was first introduced in October 2020 has now beenin virtually all of the so-called “high-risk” settings where it had remained in place, including on public transit.
But just because the mandate is no longer in effect, doesn’t mean that you can throw away your masks. In fact a number of locations, including virtually every single hospital in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, will continue to require masks for the time being.that its riders continue to wear masks, though they will no longer be required to.
CP24.com recently spoke with the new scientific director of Ontario’s Science Advisory Table, Dr. Fahad Razak, about how to navigate this new masks optional environment.Individuals still derive clear benefit from wearing a mask and even more benefit if it is a high quality mask. So cloth masks are inferior to the surgical masks that you see a lot of people were, including myself. So the blue and white masks that are designed with a triple layer and enhanced protection.
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