Masking rules set to continue at Thunder Bay hospital, despite Ontario lifting provincial mandate – CBC
Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre says masking, COVID-19 screening will continue ‘for the foreseeable future’
Jun 10, 2022
Masks will remain mandatory at the Thunder Bay Health Sciences Centre, despite a directive from Ontario’s top public health official that most remaining mask requirements will expire on Saturday.
Hospital spokesperson Marcello Bernardo confirmed in a statement that mask requirements for patients and visitors will remain in place, “for the foreseeable future” and COVID-19 screening at the hospital entrance will also continue.
“While COVID-related hospitalizations and critical illness are declining, vulnerable populations continue to be at heightened risk of infection,” Bernardo wrote in the statement. “We serve the most vulnerable of our community, and remain committed to doing everything possible to keep patients and staff safe, including maintaining best practices in infection, prevention, and control.”
On June 8, the provincial Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore cited high vaccination rates and improving COVID-19 infection figures as a justification for lifting the remaining mask restrictions.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-hospital-mandate-continues-1.6483641
