Mask Mandates Back in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes

A woman wears a face mask as she walks by a sign advising of the mandatory wearing of masks and face coverings in Montreal on Sept. 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Ontario long-term care homes will now require masking after an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to government numbers.

The masking directive is in a Nov. 2 memo from the Ministry of Long-Term Care to LTC licensees, the CBC reports. It says the advice is from the chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore.