Mask mandates removed for health-care workers across N.L., according to internal memo – CBC
Masking still required in some cases, such as handling COVID-positive cases
May 15, 2023
As of Monday, health-care workers in Newfoundland and Labrador will not be required to wear masks in all situations as a precaution against COVID-19.
The province’s health authority sent a memo to staff on Friday, letting them know “continuous masking will no longer be a requirement in health-care facilities located within Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services.”
The memo says the move is “further to direction from the Department of Health and Community Services.”
Masking will still be mandatory in some situations, such as dealing with COVID-positive patients, for example, or when a respiratory swab is pending. If a patient is asymptomatic, or has a negative swab, staff are asked to do a point-of-care risk assessment to determine if they need to wear a mask.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mask-mandates-hospitals-covid-19-1.6843547
