Several Ontario hospitals are bringing back mask mandates for staff with COVID-19 cases on the rise once again – a clear sign the province has entered a new wave, an expert explains.
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In Hospitals, Viruses Are Everywhere. Masks Are Not.
Amid an uptick in Covid infections, administrators, staff and patients are divided over the need for masks in health care settings.
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Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers affected with long COVID
Between six and 10 per cent of health-care workers in Quebec have suffered from long COVID since the start of the pandemic, preliminary data released on Thursday revealed at the first Canadian Symposium on long COVID, in Montreal.
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Retour du port du masque obligatoire dans les installations du CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS
In an internal note sent to all its staff, the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS indicates that the wearing of the procedure mask is now mandatory in all its facilities due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
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Mask wearing mandatory in clinical areas at Stratford-area hospitals
The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance has reintroduced masking requirements in all clinical areas in hospitals in Stratford, St. Marys, Seaforth and Clinton.
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Long covid: the doctors’ lives destroyed by an illness they caught while doing their jobs
Comments closedDoctors must have adequate protection at work. SARS-CoV-2 is airborne. It is outrageous that three and a half years into this pandemic, staff and patients are still, knowingly and repeatedly, being exposed to a level 3 biohazard.
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Advocacy group calls for stronger COVID-19 measures this fall
On August 28, DoNoHarm BC hosted a protest in front of the Minister of Health, Adrian Dix’s office to call for the return of universal mask protections in healthcare settings. The in-person protest featured 25–30 people, but thousands of postcards were mailed to MLAs as part of a campaign to amplify the experiences of those affected by the removal of masks in healthcare. The event organizers read some of the submitted stories to represent those who could not attend.
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Expected CDC guidance on N95 masks outrages health care workers
Nurses, researchers and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.
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Masking guidelines reinstated for Montreal hospital health-care workers
Face masking guidelines have been reinstated for medical health officials who work in McGill University Health Centre facilities.
Comments closedStarting Monday, Providence Care is reintroducing masking to its sites due to the prevalence of COVID-19 in the region.
Staff, students, volunteers and visitors alike will have to mask up in the clinical care areas of Providence Care Hospital, Providence Transitional Care Centre and community sites.
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Does COVID-19 spread in a hospital mean there’s an outbreak? Not anymore, says B.C. health ministry
Several B.C. hospitals and long term care facilities have seen a spike in COVID-19 cases recently according to the provincial health ministry, but these cases are not being named or reported publicly.
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Mandatory masking could return to P.E.I. health facilities this fall
Health P.E.I. says it’s keeping a close eye on the number of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu cases among staff and patients, as it weighs whether to bring back mandatory masking at its facilities.
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Corona-Gefahr: Ärzte schreiben Brandbrief
Austrian physicians warn of the consequences of an infection of the population with COVID-19 and demand protective measures.
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B.C. considers restarting mask mandate in hospitals: Health minister
British Columbians may soon be required to wear masks in hospitals once again.
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Several hospitals tighten mask rules
Several eastern Ontario hospitals have tightened their masking rules as flu season approaches and COVID-19 indicators gradually rise.
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Masks now mandatory in ‘key patient care areas’ at Kingston hospitals
Masks are now required in key patient areas at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre, including the Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre and the Children’s Outpatient Clinic.
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Nova Scotia Health facilities removing entry screening
Nova Scotia Health will remove site screeners and entry screening at its facilities starting Sunday, Sept. 10.
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