Mandatory Masking to End in Alberta Hospitals, Health-Care Facilities

Respiratory therapist Flor Guevara repositions a patient suffering from COVID-19, with the help of other health-care workers, at Humber River Hospital's intensive care unit in Toronto on April 29, 2021. Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images

After more than three years of mandatory continuous masking in Alberta hospitals, long-term care facilities, labs, and other health-related government-managed sites, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has rescinded the requirement.

The decision to end masking was announced on June 15, with AHS stating that as of June 19, continuous masking will no longer be required at AHS facilities, including Continuing Care and contracted sites.