BC Reinstates Mask Mandates in Health-Care Settings

‘Invitations to get your vaccination’ will also be sent out to most residents after Thanksgiving weekend, says the province health officer.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks in the press theatre at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on March 10, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

Mask mandates will return to health-care settings across British Columbia starting next week, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.

Dr. Henry said on Sept. 28 that masks must be worn by all health care workers, volunteers, contractors, and visitors in patient care areas beginning Oct. 3.