Ontario Premier Doug Ford is recommending people wear masks once again as the province’s hospitals are facing increasing pressure, but there are no plans to institute a mask mandate again at this point. But it’s not just Ontario facing the ongoing debate of whether to bring back mandates as hospitals across the country are facing the “triple-demic” surging of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Sean O’Shea explores whether mask mandates could be in our future once again.
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