Covid Masks

• Americas should be on ‘alert’ as COVID, flu, RSV spread, health organization warns

  The Americas are experiencing a “triple threat” of respiratory illnesses with rising cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV, and all countries should be on “alert,” PAHO says.

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  Nov 16, 2022
  
• COVID-19: Here’s how Toronto’s mask rules are changing as more Ontario requirements lift

  Here's a closer look at where masks will and won't be needed in Toronto.

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  Jun 8, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: Nova Scotia ending mandate for masks in public schools

  The province said starting on Tuesday, May 24, masks will no longer be required for students in schools across Nova Scotia, although they remain recommended.

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  May 19, 2022
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• Canada to keep mask mandate for planes, trains after U.S. rule dropped: officials

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra both said the government will continue to follow the science when assessing the need for COVID-19-related orders.

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  Apr 19, 2022
• U.S. judge strikes down mask mandate for airplanes, trains despite rising COVID-19 cases

  The mandate was extended another 15 days by U.S. officials last week, but the Florida judge ruled the CDC had overstepped its authority.

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  Apr 18, 2022
• ‘Called us disgusting’: Vancouver businesses facing push-back for requiring masks

  The owner of Space Salon said some of their staff and clients lost loved ones to COVID-19 so they made the decision to keep the mask requirement in place for at least two weeks.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2022
• Parents with kids under age five feel ‘left behind’ with ending of mask mandates

  Many parents of children under five, who are too young to be vaccinated, say the province's latest move has them feeling let down.

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  Mar 12, 2022
• COVID-19: Surrey to make masks mandatory for all K-12 students

  The Surrey School District is following Vancouver's lead and making masks mandatory for all students grades K-12.

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  Sep 29, 2021
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• B.C.’s schools have fewer COVID-19 safety measures in place than last year, says union

  B.C. students return to school Tuesday but the union representing the province's teachers still has some concerns about what is going to happen.

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  Sep 6, 2021
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• COVID-19: Masks should remain in place heading into the fall, says Ottawa’s top doctor

  Continued mask use in Ottawa can continue to keep COVID-19 levels in the city low, says medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches.

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  Jul 29, 2021