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 entering stores, public buildings, food outlets, community centers, houses of worship, or almost any other form of enclosed space. The covering must surround the mouth, nose, and chin.
Employees who work behind Plexiglass barriers in spaces not accessible by the public, such as retail cashiers do not need to wear masks as part of the order.
Based on studies, there is proof that wearing a face mask indoors can help lessen the spread of COVID-19. It is a simple, affordable, and reasonable action for people to take to save lives.
The use of face masks is encouraged by epidemiologists in any setting where people cannot maintain at least two meters of distance between one another. While cloth masks and face coverings cannot provide much protection from the novel coronavirus, they can significantly limit its spread from an infected person’s breath.
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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html