Ontario Masks

• Masking alone wouldn’t have eased Ontario’s respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document

  Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief concludes.

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  Feb 6
  
• Masking a ‘personal choice,’ Ontario health minister says in contrast to top doctor

  A masked Sylvia Jones is defending the majority of her Progressive Conservative colleagues who did not wear masks in the legislature today — including Premier Doug Ford.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
  
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• Hamilton public health echos province’s plea for mask wearing amid rising COVID-19 cases

  Resident physician Dr. Brendan Lew says having different measures in different regions across Ontario would not be an effective way of reducing transmission.

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  Nov 15, 2022
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• Top Ontario doctor to ask public to mask up as respiratory illnesses rage: sources

  The sources, who are speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the process publicly, says there will be no mask mandate.

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  Nov 12, 2022
• Ontario’s top doc weighs bad upcoming flu season in decision on mask recommendations

  Dr. Kieran Moore says the dominant flu strain this season is a bad one and the influenza season is expected to start picking up in the next couple of weeks. 

  Health

  Nov 2, 2022
• Ontario mask mandates lapse for public transit, health care settings

  Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says with virus indicators heading in the right direction and high vaccination rates, it's time to replace mandates with guidance.

  Health

  Jun 11, 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.

  Health

  Jun 8, 2022
• Masks required in TVDSB schools until local health units say otherwise: Trustee

  A tweet by a Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) Trustee suggests that masking is still required by staff and students until local health units say otherwise.

  Education

  Apr 24, 2022
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• Ontario’s mask mandate extension in high risk settings being met with mixed reactions

  Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, says her association was calling for the province's mask mandate to be kept in all indoor settings.

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  Apr 24, 2022
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• End of mask mandate in Ontario has fueled growing COVID-19 wave, provincial report suggests

  Ontario lifted mandatory masks in most public settings on March 21, although masks are still required in some settings including public transit and long-term care homes.

  Health

  Apr 10, 2022