COVID-19 pandemic. She would attend shows and travelled the world.However, since 2020 she has barely left her house. Grenier’s weakened immune system puts her at a higher risk if she catches COVID-19.“It’s been lonely and it’s been difficult, but it’s getting harder,” Grenier told Global News.Quebec is lifting more restrictions, including the mask mandate.
Grenier claims without masks, immunocompromised people are more at risk, adding the government’s decision makes her feel like the community is being “forgotten” by the government.“It’s really, ‘Well, no, we can’t do anything for the minority,’ just, ‘We move on without them,'” she said of the government’s decision to lift the mask mandate.According to the province, masks will still be mandatory in health-care environments.
Montreal public health opposed December COVID-19 curfew, documents show Thirty-seven-year-old Ryan Partridge is also immunocompromised.
He argues the mask mandate was the best protection from the virus and allowed him to partake in society. Without it, he said he is “absolutely terrified.”“I need to be able to access more than just medical services.