Nova Scotia pharmacies continue to mask up, even after mandates end
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Although most COVID-19 mandates have been lifted, the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia recommends that both staff and patients continue to wear masks in pharmacy settings.
Although most COVID-19 mandates have been lifted, the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia recommends that both staff and patients continue to wear masks in pharmacy settings.
“We want to make sure we’re keeping both sides safe,” said Diane Harpell, chair of the board of the association and the owner of Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Dartmouth.
Monday was the first day that Nova Scotians were no longer required to wear masks in public spaces, though masking is still required in health-care settings, seniors residences and in schools.
“We may not be specifically on that list, but we do lump ourselves within health-care settings, so that’s where the recommendation came from,” Harpell said.
“We are an essential primary health-care provider, we do a lot of health-care services in Nova Scotia for our population.”
Some businesses may also choose to require masks.
Harpell said the first Monday without provincial restrictions went well.
“It just felt like another day through this pandemic,” she said.
Police said they were called to the store, which is located on Rue De Liege in Montreal, around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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