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RVH implements universal masking amid rising respiratory illness rates

Simcoe County’s largest health centre is taking action to protect patients, visitors and its staff from the increasing rates of respiratory illnesses in the region by returning to universal masking.

On Wednesday, officials with Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) in Barrie announced that visitors would be required to wear a hospital-issued mask upon entry, effective immediately.

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‘Keep everyone safe’: Masking now required in patient rooms, cancer centre and dialysis clinic waiting areas at Barrie’s RVH

Decision made ahead of fall season in anticipation of increased spread of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19.

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