Ontario top science adviser says he would have preferred extended COVID mask rules
Dr. Fahad Razak says there are still real signs of strain in the health-care system — not just in terms of patient volumes but also health-care worker burnout and shortages.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says mask mandates on public transit and in most health settings will expire as scheduled on Saturday due to improving COVID-19 indicators and high vaccination rates, while the policy will remain in long-term care and retirement homes.
Anthony Dale says it would have been appropriate to keep the rule because vulnerable people are at heightened risk of infection even if overall COVID-19 hospitalizations are declining.
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