Ontario Chief Medical Officer ‘Strongly Recommending’ Masks Indoors, but Won’t Mandate

Ontario Chief Medical Officer ‘Strongly Recommending’ Masks Indoors, but Won’t Mandate
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore attends a press briefing at the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, on Nov. 14, 2022. Chris Young/The Canadian Press
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Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province won’t mandate masks, though he is “strongly recommending” residents to wear masks indoors amid the onset of a combination of three respiratory viruses.

Dr. Kieran Moore made the comments during a press conference on Nov. 14, warning about the combined threats of COVID-19, seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza, which he said are contributing to an increase in the hospitalization of sick children.