The Durham Region will make it mandatory for residents to wear face masks within public indoor spaces by the end of the week. It will join a number of other GTA municipalities that have already announced similar policies.
It was announced by Durham Region Chair that all residents would be required to wear masks or face coverings when in enclosed commercial spaces as well as “business offices open to the public” and other public buildings such as community centers and libraries. Businesses are also required to “implement a policy for the use of non-medical masks or face coverings” and to “refuse entry when people are not wearing a face covering.”
Children below two years old are exempted from the policy as well as anyone with a medical condition that makes it hard for them to wear a mask.
There is growing public health evidence that widespread use of non-medical masks or face coverings is effective in the fight against COVID-19.
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