As businesses re-open in the Montreal area, health officials insist wearing a mask in public will become more important to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Now, Canada’s chief public health officer, Theresa Tham, is officially recommending people wear non-medical face masks when maintaining a two-metre distance isn’t possible. “It is an added level of protection even for people who don’t have symptoms to wear a mask to prevent transmission to others,” she told reporters Wednesday.
With that in mind, Montreal’s West Island authorities are trying to make it easier for their residents to get them. So Dorval city officials decided to give masks to residents.