The Ontario government says it will be lifting the mask mandate in many indoor public settings on March 21.
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the move is another step towards how the province can “live and manage COVID-19.”
Masks will no longer be required in most social settings such as restaurants, gyms, large event spaces and even in schools.
However, the mask mandate will remain in place for higher-risk settings such as transit, long-term care, retirement homes, hospitals, shelters, jails and congregate care and living settings.
The government will be extending the “Reopening Ontario Act” (ROA) on March 28, as it is set to expire, for another 30 days.
Officials said this is the final extension for the act to invoke emergency orders.
The province said it is removing masking requirements in all remaining settings, as well as any other directives and orders, on April 27.
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