Too quickly for province to elevate masks necessities at health-care amenities, transit: Hirji
Though COVID-19 mask-wearing necessities are set to run out Saturday for high-risk indoor settings corresponding to hospitals, long-term-care properties and public transit, Niagara performing medical officer of well being Dr. Mustafa Hirji says it might nonetheless be too quickly to take away the safety masks provide.
“Taking a look at wastewater knowledge … and the per cent positivity knowledge, to me it appears to be like like COVID circulation remains to be comparatively excessive,” Hirji mentioned Monday whereas updating media on the state of the pandemic.
He mentioned ranges of COVID-19 present in wastewater are lowering, however they’re nonetheless increased