Mask mandate Ontario

Most of Ontario's remaining COVID-19 mask mandates will be lifted on Saturday, the province's chief medical officer of health says.

A spokesman for Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare in Windsor, Ont., said the hospital intends “to continue with the mask mandate which includes the requirement for everyone to have a mask on in our hospital at all times.” Moore said the province will continue to monitor for any significant changes in COVID-19 trends and variants of concern “to ensure we are adapting our response to protect the health and safety of all Ontarians.” “To continue providing an additional layer of protection for the most vulnerable, masks will still be required in long-term care and retirement homes.

Masks will still be required in long-term-care and retirement homes. And organizations can implement their own policies on masking.

Masks will still be required in long-term-care and retirement homes, according to the provincial news release. Mask requirements for high-risk settings — such as doctors’ offices, public transit, hospitals, shelters, retirement and long-term-care homes and labs — were kept in place until April 27 and then extended as cases spiked earlier this spring. But they will be only recommended in other settings such as hospitals and shelters. The City of Toronto will continue to require masks for shelters, 24-hour respite and 24-hour women’s drop-in sites, according to a news release. According to the province, remaining directives will be “revoked and replaced with Ministry of Health guidance for health-care workers and organizations,” including guidance on when masks should be worn in hospitals and other health-care settings. The province lifted mask requirements for most indoor settings including schools, movie theatres, sports stadiums, stores, gyms and restaurants on March 21.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore will keep the masking mandate in place at long-term care and retirement homes. The province says masks are ...

The province says masks are still strongly recommended' in high-risk congregate settings like group homes and shelters Masks to remain mandatory in long-term care and retirement homes Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore will keep the masking mandate in place at long-term care and retirement homes.

Transit users will no longer be required to wear masks beginning this weekend as the province is lifting almost all of its remaining mask mandates.

"Wearing a mask is a small measure we all can take to help keep our communities safe." "So, personally, I would prefer to maintain a masking policy in indoor settings, especially settings in which susceptible individuals may have to frequent, and that may include health-care environments, obviously, pharmacies and supermarkets and things of that nature. However, it noted that masks will still be required for Wheel-Trans employees and customers. In fact, we want it, as you know, to maintain masking in all indoor closed places because COVID is not gone," Doris Grinspun said "SickKids has a uniquely vulnerable patient population as not all of our patients are eligible for vaccination, and many are immunocompromised, which puts them at higher risk for severe outcomes due to COVID-19 than children in the community. Of those in hospital, 114 are in intensive care, down from 127 a week ago. According to the province, there are 522 patients with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals, 200 less from this time a week ago. And I think that will happen for many hospitals. They were set to expire in April but were extended amid the sixth wave of the pandemic. "While the end of the provincial mask mandate is a sign that we are cautiously and gradually returning to normal, we know that COVID-19 has not disappeared and are still strongly recommending the continued use of masks on the TTC," said TTC Chair Jaye Robinson in a statement. I understand not everybody agrees with me." "While masking requirements are expiring, organizations may implement their own policies.

Ontario's last mask mandate covering high-risk places like public transit, long-term care and other health-care settings is poised to expire Saturday, ...

Several Toronto hospitals will be keeping their masking policies despite the province's decision to lift its remaining mask mandates in public transit and ...

"Wearing a mask is a small measure we all can take to help keep our communities safe." "So, personally, I would prefer to maintain a masking policy in indoor settings, especially settings in which susceptible individuals may have to frequent, and that may include health-care environments, obviously, pharmacies and supermarkets and things of that nature. However, it noted that masks will still be required for Wheel-Trans employees and customers. In fact, we want it, as you know, to maintain masking in all indoor closed places because COVID is not gone," Doris Grinspun said "SickKids has a uniquely vulnerable patient population as not all of our patients are eligible for vaccination, and many are immunocompromised, which puts them at higher risk for severe outcomes due to COVID-19 than children in the community. Of those in hospital, 114 are in intensive care, down from 127 a week ago. According to the province, there are 522 patients with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals, 200 less from this time a week ago. And I think that will happen for many hospitals. They were set to expire in April but were extended amid the sixth wave of the pandemic. "While the end of the provincial mask mandate is a sign that we are cautiously and gradually returning to normal, we know that COVID-19 has not disappeared and are still strongly recommending the continued use of masks on the TTC," said TTC Chair Jaye Robinson in a statement. I understand not everybody agrees with me." "While masking requirements are expiring, organizations may implement their own policies.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations decline, the province's chief medical officer said remaining masking requirements will end Saturday as planned, except in ...

“It’s a combination of patients who are still coming in plus health care workers getting sick plus fatigue and burnout from 2½ years of the pandemic. Front-line employees will still be required to wear masks, and the company’s staff vaccination policy remains in place. Masks are also recommended in higher-risk congregate living settings, such as shelters and group homes. UHN also requires all visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) and Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) say removal of the mandates could increase disruptions to the health care system. Ontario’s COVID-19 mask mandates will expire this weekend for hospitals, health care settings and public transit, but continue in long-term care facilities and retirement homes.

Ontario is ending its mask mandate this weekend. That means you'll no longer need a face mask when riding buses, subways, streetcars and other publ...

Ontario is ending its mask mandate this weekend. Toronto also strongly recommends that transit users continue to wear masks even though they won't be required. Ontario is ending its mask mandate and here are the new rules

News Release June 8, 2022 The Province of Ontario announced today that most of the remaining provincial masking requirements, including on transit, ...

City staff will continue to be supported if they choose to wear a mask in the workplace. At this time, masks continue to be worn by child care staff, in indoor settings, when interacting with children, their families and other staff. With the provincial government’s public transit mask mandate expiring on June 11, the TTC is strongly recommending customers continue to wear masks while on vehicles and in stations. Any change to policy will be communicated to families and staff in advance. Full details of today’s provincial announcement are in the Most Masking Requirements to be Lifted on June 11 Ministry of Health statement . The Province of Ontario announced today that most of the remaining provincial masking requirements, including on transit, will be lifted on Saturday, June 11.

Dr. Kieran Moore says most remaining mask mandates, including those on transit, will end on Saturday. Mandates will still be in effect for long-term care homes.