masks are still required in long-term care and retirement homes. Most of Ontario’s remaining COVID-19 mask mandates will be lifted on Saturday, June 11.In a statement, London Transit Commission general manager Kelly Paleczny said masking requirements would be lifted on Saturday.“We will be encouraging people to respect each other’s decisions with respect to continuing to wear masks if they so choose,” Paleczny said in an email.London Health Sciences Centre, St.
Joseph’s Health Care London, and St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital have said they will be keeping masking policies in place for the foreseeable future.
Most remaining Ontario COVID mask mandates lifting on Saturday In a statement, St. Joseph’s said its decision is in keeping with other hospitals across the southwest region that are still requiring masks.“Masks slow the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses and are one way we can continue to protect our vulnerable patients and residents from potential exposure to COVID-19,” says Roy Butler, president and CEO of St.
Joseph’s.“As always, the top priority at St. Joseph’s is the safety of those we serve.”Officials say that active screening of all patients and visitors entering St.