Mandatory Masking Reinstated for Some New Brunswick Hospitals

Mandatory Masking Reinstated for Some New Brunswick Hospitals
The Moncton Hospital is shown in Moncton, New Brunswick on Jan. 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/Ron Ward
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New Brunswick’s Horizon Health Network has introduced mandatory masking in patient-facing clinical areas, including emergency rooms, due to an increase in respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19.

The regional health authority said all health-care workers, patients, social visitors, and designated support persons (DSPs) will be required to wear “medical grade” face masks in all patient-facing and clinical areas of its facilities.