Quebec’s interim public health director said masking will remain mandatory on public transportation and in health-care facilities
Quebec’s interim public health director says the province’s COVID-19 mask mandate for indoor public spaces will end on May 14.
Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters in Quebec City that masking will remain mandatory on public transportation and in health-care facilities. Boileau says all the province’s pandemic indicators, including the number of new daily cases and hospitalizations, are improving.Prince Edward Island, the only other province with a mask mandate for public areas, plans to lift the health order effective Friday.
Quebec is reporting 30 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus today and a 19-patient drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations, for a total of 2,176 patients in hospital with the disease.
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