Alberta Health Services adopts stricter masking rules in hospitals
Alberta Health Services is adopting stricter masking rules in hospitals as it deals with COVID-19 outbreaks, but regions and hospitals are free to ignore the directive.
Masks are also required for patients, helpers and visitors in emergency departments, and they could be expanded to other parts of hospitals including hallways, gift shops, cafeterias and elevators. While it leaves the final decision to the regions and individual hospitals, it does not clarify who decides if local and regional leaders disagree on what’s needed.
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