Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie is expressing concerns about the province’s decision to lift the mask mandate in most settings as of March 21 , telling reporters that she finds it to be a “bit too soon” given that proof of vaccination requirements were only recently removed.
“It's clear that we all have the right ingredients in place to start getting back to normal. But I entirely understand why some people think lifting the mask mandate on March 21 is a bit too soon. Frankly, I do too, particularly because we just eased the last remaining capacity limits on businesses and other settings as well as proof of vaccination requirements and haven't had a chance to see what the impacts might be on our hospitals,” she said.
The mandate will then remain in effect for a number of high-risk settings, including public transit, long-term care and retirement homes, health-care settings, congregate care settings, shelters and jails, until April 27.
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