Quebec's top doctor to recommend end of mask mandate as of May 14
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Mandatory masking for indoor spaces in Quebec will come to an end as of May 14, sources have told Radio-Canada.
Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec's interim public health director, is expected to publicly announce his recommendation — which the provincial government is expected to follow — Thursday at 2 p.m. during a news conference.
Masks will remain mandatory in health-care settings and on public transit. Elsewhere, the province will only recommend they be worn.
Last week, Health Minister Christian Dubé accepted a recommendation by Quebec Public Health to extend the mask mandate, which was set to be lifted at the end of April, until mid-May.
At the time, Boileau said keeping the mandate in place for an extra two weeks should help prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
On Wednesday, Quebec's health research institute, the INESSS, said the province's sixth wave may be drawing to a close as the institute's projections showed a decline of COVID-related hospitalizations over the next two weeks.
Boileau will be accompanied by Jean Longtin, a microbiologist with the Quebec Health Ministry, for the announcement.
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