British Columbians might want to proceed to masks up whereas accessing indoor public locations for the foreseeable future.
On Friday, provincial well being officer Dr. Bonnie Henry prolonged her order requiring face coverings in indoor settings, which was because of expire on Oct. 31.
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Adults supervising or assisting with youth activities must now be fully vaccinated in B.C.
An finish date for the extension was not instantly clear.
“The requirement to put on masks in indoor public areas is being prolonged throughout this time of upper transmission of COVID-19 in communities,” Henry mentioned in a press release.
“This necessary layer of safety will assist make all of us safer, together with training hand hygiene recurrently, staying away if sick and, most significantly, getting totally vaccinated.”
Masks exemptions for individuals who can not put on a masks or don or take away one with out assist stay in place.
Individuals additionally stay allowed to briefly take away masks in indoor public locations for functions of identification, to eat or drink in a chosen location, to take part in sports activities of health or to get well being providers that require them to be eliminated.
Outdoors of the exemptions, masks carrying stays obligatory no matter an individual’s vaccination standing.
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