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Most of these jurisdictions, however, still require masking in some high-risk settings.</p><p>Provinces have cited dropping COVID-19 cases and high vaccination rates as justification for the decision to ditch mandatory masks.</p><div class="l-article__part" data-shortcode="readmore"> <p class="c-readmore"> <span class="c-readmore__label"><strong>Read more: </strong></span> <a class="c-readmore__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://globalnews.ca/news/8688881/covid-canada-restrictions-dropping/" data-track-region="content-read-more" title="Is Canada dropping its COVID-19 guard too quickly? Experts weigh in"> Is Canada dropping its COVID-19 guard too quickly? Experts weigh in </a> </p> </div><p>Despite the moves to ditch mandated face coverings, Chief Public Health Officer <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://globalnews.ca/tag/dr.-theresa-tam">Dr. Theresa Tam</a> said on Friday that wearing a mask is still a very good idea.</p> <div class="c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky"> <div class="c-ad__label">Story continues below advertisement</div> <div id="gpt-ad-300250-10" class="c-ad__unit" data-ad-pos="10"> </div> <script> if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-10","lazy":false,"targeting":{"pos":10,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-10"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = 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<svg class="c-icon c-icon--white c-video__play c-videoPlay__off" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> <svg class="c-icon c-icon--red c-video__play c-videoPlay__on" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="c-video__data"> <time class="c-video__duration">2:13</time> <span class="c-video__title">Canada dropping pre-entry COVID-19 test as of April 1</span> </span> </span> </span> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-video__caption c-caption"> <span class="c-caption__desc">Canada dropping pre-entry COVID-19 test as of April 1</span> </figcaption> </div><p>“We’re in a period of uncertainty where the the virus is still undergoing evolution,” Tam said.</p><p>“So getting vaccines plus wearing a mask is still a really good idea.”</p><div class="l-article__part" data-shortcode="tp_video"> <div class="c-video c-videoPlay " data-iframe-receiver data-autoplay="" data-displayinline-featured="false" data-displayinline-type="video" data-displayinline-player-id="miniplayer_8691540_623944ca3ccfd" data-displayinline-video-id="8691540" data-displayinline-ratio="16:9" data-displayinline="https://globalnews.ca/video/embed/8691540/#autoplay&stickyiframe=miniplayer_8691540_623944ca3ccfd" data-displayinline-sticky="true"> <div class="c-video__inner"> <span class="c-video__placeholder"> <img class="c-video__image" alt="Click to play video: 'Ontario science table underscores importance of masks in latest update'" width="632" height="356" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://i0.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/02rkhjfthb-bdr5iq4znb/QP_PIC_SHALLIMA.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all" 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xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> <svg class="c-icon c-icon--red c-video__play c-videoPlay__on" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="c-video__data"> <time class="c-video__duration">2:26</time> <span class="c-video__title">Ontario science table underscores importance of masks in latest update</span> </span> </span> </span> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-video__caption c-caption"> <span class="c-caption__desc">Ontario science table underscores importance of masks in latest update</span> </figcaption> </div><p>Wearing a mask isn’t only a decision that impacts you, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo added, but one that protects other as well.</p> <div class="c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky"> <div class="c-ad__label">Story continues below advertisement</div> <div id="gpt-ad-300250-11" class="c-ad__unit" data-ad-pos="11" loading="lazy"> </div> <script> if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-11","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":11,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-11"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = gnAdSettings.ads || []; gnAdSettings.ads.push( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-11","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":11,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-11"},"companion":false} ); } </script> </div> <p>“Wearing a well-constructed and well-fitting mask is an important, proven personal protection measure. Even if there’s no mandate…it’s still a good idea, certainly, in some contexts,” Njoo said, speaking in French.</p><p>Masking protects the wearer by cutting down the number of respiratory particles they inhale, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/prevention-risks/about-non-medical-masks-face-coverings.html#a7">according to Health Canada</a>. But it protects others, too, as fewer of the wearer’s respiratory particles will circulate in a given space.</p> <section id="content-dynamic-trending-stories" class="l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape" aria-label="Dynamic trending stories section"> <div class="l-inlineStories__heading"> <span class="l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough">Trending Stories</span> </div> <ul class="c-posts c-posts--inline"> <li class="c-posts__item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://globalnews.ca/news/8697367/china-eastern-flight-132-onboard-south/" class="c-posts__inner"> <div class="c-posts__media l-relatedStories__media"> <img class="c-posts__thumbnail" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CP12341121.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=336&h=224&crop=1" loading="lazy" width="336" height="224" alt=""/> </div> <div class="c-posts__details"> <div class="c-posts__headline "> <span class="c-posts__headlineText" data-title>China Eastern plane crash: No survivors found as search continues for 132 onboard</span> </div> <div class="c-posts__author"></div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="c-posts__item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://globalnews.ca/news/8697617/kherson-protest-russia-ukraine-war-march-21/" class="c-posts__inner"> <div class="c-posts__media l-relatedStories__media"> <img class="c-posts__thumbnail" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/KhersonCCTVscreenGrab.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=336&h=224&crop=1" loading="lazy" width="336" height="224" alt=""/> </div> <div class="c-posts__details"> <div class="c-posts__headline "> <span class="c-posts__headlineText" data-title>Russian soldiers opened fire at rally in Kherson to disperse crowd, Ukraine says</span> </div> <div class="c-posts__author"></div> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </section> <p>On Thursday, Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table released projections that further proved this fact. They found masks are an “effective public health measure to reduce COVID-19 transmission.”</p><p>“Recent studies from the United States analyzed the impact of mask-wearing on SARS-CoV-2 community transmission: mandatory masking reduced the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection consistently,” the science table noted.</p><div class="l-article__part" data-shortcode="tp_video"> <div class="c-video c-videoPlay " data-iframe-receiver data-autoplay="" data-displayinline-featured="false" data-displayinline-type="video" data-displayinline-player-id="miniplayer_8693088_623944ca3e2ff" data-displayinline-video-id="8693088" data-displayinline-ratio="16:9" data-displayinline="https://globalnews.ca/video/embed/8693088/#autoplay&stickyiframe=miniplayer_8693088_623944ca3e2ff" data-displayinline-sticky="true"> <div class="c-video__inner"> <span class="c-video__placeholder"> <img class="c-video__image" alt="Click to play video: 'COVID-19: Tam says definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ for border measures to remain 2 doses ‘at this moment in time’'" width="632" height="356" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/ol7von9dap-vetwynq8oq/tamboosterfullyvaccinated.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all" loading="lazy" srcset="" sizes="" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/ol7von9dap-vetwynq8oq/tamboosterfullyvaccinated.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&strip=all 450w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/ol7von9dap-vetwynq8oq/tamboosterfullyvaccinated.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&strip=all 720w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/ol7von9dap-vetwynq8oq/tamboosterfullyvaccinated.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&strip=all 1040w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px"> <span class="c-video__overlay"> <span class="c-video__icon c-videoPlay__icon"> <svg class="c-icon c-icon--white c-video__play c-videoPlay__off" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> <svg class="c-icon c-icon--red c-video__play c-videoPlay__on" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="c-video__data"> <time class="c-video__duration">8:17</time> <span class="c-video__title">COVID-19: Tam says definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ for border measures to remain 2 doses ‘at this moment in time’</span> </span> </span> </span> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-video__caption c-caption"> <span class="c-caption__desc">COVID-19: Tam says definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ for border measures to remain 2 doses ‘at this moment in time’</span> </figcaption> </div><p>And while cases have declined in recent weeks, the latest figures show the case counts are levelling off, Tam said on Friday.</p> <div class="c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky"> <div class="c-ad__label">Story continues below advertisement</div> <div id="gpt-ad-300250-12" class="c-ad__unit" data-ad-pos="12" loading="lazy"> </div> <script> if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-12","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":12,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-12"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = gnAdSettings.ads || []; gnAdSettings.ads.push( 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University who specializes in infectious diseases, says masking and capacity limits should remain in place until the full impact of BA.2 is known.</p><p>“I think it’s just been rushed a little bit too quickly,” he told Global News. “If we’re not quick to reduce restrictions … we could probably keep that BA.2 wave down a little bit.</p><p>There are <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220322034229/https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html">more than 115,000 positive COVID-19 cases in Canada right now</a>, and more than 13 per cent of tests taken are coming back positive — a number that suggests many cases are going undocumented in Canadian communities, infectious disease specialists have warned.</p><p>In Ontario, where mask mandates are slated to end in just three days, officials say masking is still highly recommended for the immunocompromised or those at high risk of a severe outcome from COVID-19.</p><div class="l-article__part" 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