(Montreal) Public transit users in Quebec are no longer required to wear a mask as of this Saturday.
Posted at 7:25 a.m.
The provincial government had introduced this mandatory measure in public transport and in indoor public spaces in the summer of 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 8, the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, indicated that the government had made this decision following a recommendation from Public Health, which observed a downward trend in new cases of COVID-19.
Minister Dubé suggested “to people who are not comfortable [avec la levée de cette restriction] to continue to wear the mask” and he asked people to respect everyone’s personal choice.
By mid-May, Quebec had become the latest province to remove the requirement to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces.
Note that wearing a mask remains mandatory in hospitals, long-term care accommodation centers (CHSLDs), CLSCs and clinics.
People with COVID-19 are also required to wear a mask during any social interaction for 10 days, as are people who live in the same home as an infected person.
Since its appearance in Quebec, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 15,528 people.