Mandatory Face Masks

• Florida, Texas schools flout COVID-19 order banning mask mandates

  School boards in Florida an Texas say they would require masks, despite an order banning such mandates from Republican governors.

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  Aug 10, 2021
  
• With coronavirus variants spreading, are masks needed outdoors?

  Toronto and Ottawa have mandated masks at outdoor ice skating rinks, while New Brunswick requires face coverings outside in orange-level regions.

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  Feb 1, 2021
  
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• Face coverings now mandatory in all Leduc indoor public spaces and vehicles

  Councillors previously drafted the bylaw with the intention of activating it when the city reached 10 active cases.

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  Oct 8, 2020
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• Italy makes face masks mandatory outdoors as coronavirus cases climb

  After curbing the epidemic by imposing a rigid lockdown between March and May, Italy has seen a steady increase in new cases in the last two months.

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  Oct 7, 2020
• 2 people given $100 tickets for not wearing face masks on Edmonton transit

  Face coverings have been required in all indoor public spaces and in public vehicles in Edmonton since Aug. 1.

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  Sep 25, 2020
• 3,800 exemption cards have been issued in wake of Edmonton face mask bylaw

  The City of Edmonton has heard from people who are exempt from the bylaw "being confronted and in some cases, denied service."

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  Aug 11, 2020
• Face masks at home may be needed as U.S. battles coronavirus: task force head

  Dr. Deborah Birx told CNN coronavirus is "extraordinarily widespread" in the U.S. compared to spring.

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  Aug 3, 2020
• Coronavirus: Should masks be mandatory Alberta schools?

  As COVID-19 cases climb in Alberta, many are questioning whether masks should be mandatory in the classroom in September.

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  Jul 22, 2020
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• Masks made mandatory at IWK and NSHA hospitals starting next week

  "Requiring people to wear masks adds another layer of protection that will help reduce transmission of COVID-19," says NSHA president in a release.

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  Jul 17, 2020
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• Hamilton board of health approves bylaw making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

  Hamilton's board of health has approved a bylaw that makes non-medical face masks mandatory inside indoor public spaces in the city.

  Jul 10, 2020