[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Hinshaw has been vocal about her belief that face coverings are a useful tool to help reduce the novel coronavirus’ ability to spread among the population.Last month, the Alberta government said it was not planning to impose a provincial requirement for people to wear masks in public, arguing such decisions should be left to municipalities as the coronavirus situation varies greatly in different regions of the province.At a news conference last week, Hinshaw was asked several times whether she’s ever recommended the province make masks mandatory.“I have never brought forward a formal recommendation for a province-wide mandatory mask policy,” she answered.At the same.