The face coverings are now mandatory throughout most of the GTA after new bylaws went into effect in Peel and Durham regions. The face masks have been mandatory in indoor settings in Toronto but have remained optional in a number of other GTA communities while their respective councils met to debate the issue. A bylaw […]
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When child care centers in Ontario resume operation, the experience for children will be different. Caregivers are required to screen for COVID-19 symptoms, wear face masks, and prevent children from sharing toys with one another. The ministry of education in Ontario released a set of operational guidelines for the province’s 5,400 daycare centers and has
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A man has been creating masks in his home since the COVID-19 pandemic started, but he recently saw the need to help a specific community. He shares that he has been creating masks for the hearing impaired. He has been creating a specially designed face mask that is made out of cotton with a clear
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Wearing a face mask has become part of daily life for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, and one couple near Kingston is trying to make the practice more inclusive. A fully covered face mask can make communication hard for the hard of hearing and the deaf community. Students at Western University in London in the
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The Big Apple in Colborne, Ontario is now wearing a face mask. According to the general manager, the placed a mask on the apple since it is the rule at the store. Social distancing is the key these days which is why Mr. Apple Head also obeys the rule and wears a mask. It is
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With the face mask policy that is mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Ottawa, some residents have been wondering whether face shields can be worn instead. Many people share that they find them more comfortable than masks. The question is whether they are just as good? According to the local public health experts –
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There is a need to wear a face mask when walking into the gym and in the locker room, but Ottawa’s medical officer of health shares that you can take it off while working out. The gyms are allowed to open in Ottawa and eastern Ontario as the region moves into Stage 3 of Ontario’s
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Restaurants in Ottawa are getting ready to welcome diners back inside their dining rooms for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to close. In Stage 3, nearly all businesses in Ottawa will reopen with pandemic control measures in place. The restaurant capacity is limited by how much space they have to keep
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Face masks are now mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Ottawa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Medical Officer of Health announced that Ottawa Public Health is mandating the use of face masks in indoor public spaces to help limit the spread of COVID-19. The Ottawa Public Health has tips for washing, re-using, storing, and
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The City of Ottawa states that its human needs task force is still in need of non-medical cloth masks to give to vulnerable residents who may not otherwise have access to them. The face masks are mandatory in all enclosed public spaces in the city, under a public health order. The city council will be
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When Ottawa moved into Stage 3 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, the medical officer of health of the city stated that she has a “lot of hope for the future” as activities expand and more businesses open. People should realize that this is in their hands. When talking about being COVID-wise, it is wearing a
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The use of face masks or coverings in indoor, publicly accessible settings became mandatory in the City of Toronto. Most of the GTA is moving in the same direction this week. Anyone above the age of two without a medical condition that prevents them from doing so must wear some sort of facial covering when
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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
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The Ottawa Public Health is in conversation with senior city officials about requiring non-medical face masks inside business premises. The details will likely be released by the end of the week according to a statement by the city’s medical officer of health. The city is considering making masks mandatory in indoor spaces where people have
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Preventive measures such as physical distancing have been adopted by Quebecers since the outbreak of the COVID-19, but the wearing of reusable masks appears to be the least popular among them based on a new poll. The poll which was released by the Canadian Medical Association also suggests young people are less likely to wear
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It has been over 3 months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Lockdowns were issued and the public was told at first to stay home and only go out for essentials, to maintain physical distancing whenever possible, to wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and water, and not avoid mingling with
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The medical officer of health of Ottawa is in talks to make non-medical face masks mandatory in public indoor spaces. The neighboring health units have gotten together and now preparing protocols to have orders in place to institute mandatory masking, particularly where people enter in public places – businesses and so on. On Monday, the
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The requirement to wear a cloth mask inside public places in Ottawa could come into effect. The parameters of the requirement to wear a face mask will be issued at a joint press conference by the Medical Officer of Health of Ottawa. The requirement will fall under the emergency declaration of the province and it
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The B.C. Centre for Disease Control released information about the different types of face masks. It also maintained that wearing one is not a substitute for other methods of controlling the spread of COVID-19. According to the BCCDC, the most effective actions people can take are physical distancing, washing their hands and staying home if
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Travelers passing through Vancouver International Airport are taking extra precautions in the wake of B.C.’s first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 by wearing face masks. The provincial health ministry announced that a 40-year old man is in self-isolation at his house in the Vancouver Coastal Health region after returning from a trip to China. He
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