Mandatory masks to be required on all Metro Vancouver public transit amid COVID-19 According to police, a man boarded the bus without a mask on.
TransLink has made wearing a mask mandatory on all modes of transit during the COVID-19 pandemic.Another passenger offered the man a mask, but he declined, police said.“The man asked the suspect if he was medically exempt from wearing a mask, and at that point, the suspect became belligerent,” said transit police in a statement.“When the victim stood up to confront the suspect about not wearing a mask, the suspect allegedly punched the victim in the head, which led to a fight on the bus.” Mask myths, debunked: No, wearing a mask won’t ‘shut down’ your immune system The suspect eventually left.