mask mandate

• Manitoba sees 259 COVID-19 cases Sunday, new restrictions on northern First Nation

  Public health officials are advising anyone on Chemawawin Cree Nation to wear a mask whenever leaving home as the province sees 259 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday.

  Health

  Apr 25
• Biden says lifting mask mandates a ‘big mistake’ as COVID-19 remains threat in U.S.

  Biden said it is critical to remain vigilant about wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing as Texas and Mississippi rolled back restrictions and mask mandates.

  Health

  Mar 3
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• Masks will now be required in B.C. classrooms with some exceptions still in place

  This includes all middle and secondary students and K-12 staff and they must wear non-medical masks in all indoor areas, including when they are with their learning groups.

  Education

  Feb 4
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• Mask exemption: B.C. woman files complaint after autistic son denied entry at Indigo store

  Tina Chiao says she has filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal after she and her son were told to leave an Indigo store.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2020
• Biden to immediately ask Americans for 100 days of wearing masks after swearing-in

  The president-elect has previously floated a nationwide mask mandate to combat the coronavirus, which he later acknowledged would be beyond the ability of the president to enforce.

  World

  Dec 3, 2020
• Interior COVID-19 case counts not stabilizing as much as hoped: medical health officer

  'The fact that [COVID-19 case] numbers are not growing exponentially does show that there is some stabilization,' Dr. Albert De Villiers said Wednesday.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
• WHO recommends wearing masks indoors if ventilation is poor

  People should also wear masks outdoors if physical distancing cannot be maintained, it said.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2020
• Customer at B.C. gas station hurls racist insult at employee trying to enforce mask rule

  The incident comes amid public confusion about how medical mask exemptions should be handled.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2020
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• TransLink riders must now wear masks at indoor or sheltered stops

  The change of policy is to align with the province's new rules requiring a mask in all indoor, public spaces as the COVID-19 second wave continues.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2020
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• Alberta-wide mask mandate would create backlash, Premier Kenney says

  Jason Kenney said about 90 per cent of Albertans are already under some sort of a mask mandate, brought in by municipalities.

  Health

  Nov 26, 2020