Some eastern Ontario hospitals are bringing back mask requirements in patient-care areas as the respiratory virus season approaches.
Kingston Health Sciences Centre says on its website that masking is now mandatory in the emergency department, children's outpatient clinic and in its urgent care centre.
The hospital also strongly recommends masking in clinical areas where there are high-risk patients, including oncology, neonatal intensive care and dialysis units.The Ottawa Hospital says starting Monday, it will require masking in all clinical areas and waiting rooms. The Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa also says people must wear masks in those areas, effective now.
Several hospitals in the Toronto area have continued to require masking in patient-care areas even as other hospitals in the province stopped.Health officials are also expecting cases of flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, to climb in the fall.Canadian Press health coverage receives support through a partnership with the Canadian Medical Association. CP is solely responsible for this content.
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