‘Highest Risk Is Behind Us’: Ontario on Course to Lift Mask Mandate by End of March, Says Moore

‘Highest Risk Is Behind Us’: Ontario on Course to Lift Mask Mandate by End of March, Says Moore
Kieran Moore, Ontario chief medical officer of Health, speaks at a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Jan. 20, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
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Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province can anticipate the lifting of mandatory masking requirements by the end of March if the key public health indicators for COVID-19 continue to improve.

Dr. Kieran Moore said while Ontario lifted the capacity limits for all indoor public settings and ended proof of vaccination requirements on March 1, “masking requirements remain in place for now.”