No plans for New Brunswick to reinstate mask mandate
Global News
The province lifted the requirement to wear a mask in indoor public settings along with many other COVID-19 related restrictions in March.
New Brunswick has no plans to alter its current stance on masking amid a stark warning out of Ontario.
On Monday, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, “strongly recommended” residents use masks in indoor settings.
The province’s hospitals are under increasing pressure from a “triple threat” of respiratory illnesses, made up of COVID-19, influenza and Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
In New Brunswick, residents appear to have mixed feelings on whether masks should be mandated in light of the viruses.
“I would agree definitely (on a mandate). That’s why we’re spreading all these germs around,” a resident told Global News in Saint John.
The province dropped most COVID-19 restrictions in March, including a requirement to wear masks in most indoor public settings.
“If someone will like to wear it, that’s okay, but I do not want to, so I don’t want anyone to enforce me to do this,” a man said, standing outside the Saint John City Market.
According to a spokesperson for the Department of Health in New Brunswick, the province will stay the course on masking guidance.
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