province’s announcement to lift mask mandates in many indoor public settings, Guelph’s top doctor says she will lift her own masking orders on March 21.Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health was the first in Ontario to mandate face coverings in all indoor public settings in June 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, four months before a provincewide mandate was established.
Ontario lifts mask mandate in most settings March 21, all directives to drop by April 27 Medical officer of health Dr. Nicola Mercer said in a statement on Wednesday that as the local public health unit removes orders on masking, it will continue to monitor local COVID-19 conditions and respond as the situation requires.“While many of us are ready to take this next step, many are not,” she said.“For families with children under five, members of our community with underlying health conditions and many who are just not ready to get ‘back to normal’, your concerns are very valid.
Please continue to follow the public health measures that support your and your families’ needs.”When Mercer issued the masking orders on June 12, 2020, she said they would be rescinded if there was minimal transmission of COVID-19 locally and a vaccine was available.Four months later, the Ontario government announced a provincewide masking policy on Oct.