Faced with the increase in cases of COVID-19 and respiratory viruses, wearing a mask will once again become compulsory at the CHUM in Montreal as of Monday.
This is indicated by an internal memo sent to employees of the Montreal hospital, as first reported by Radio-Canada and confirmed by The Press. According to this note, doctors and staff who go into patient rooms will have to wear masks again in the hospital. Patients themselves, their loved ones and visitors will also have to undergo this new procedure.
“We encourage you to implement good practices in terms of hand hygiene,” the CHUM also tells its employees. The preventive approach aims to protect the hospital population by avoiding contamination, assures the CHUM.
The measure will be put in place from Monday October 2.
Already in place elsewhere in Quebec
The CHUM is not the first hospital center to implement this measure in the face of the resurgence of respiratory viruses. On September 21, Radio-Canada Estrie reported that masks were now mandatory in all CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS facilities due to the increase in COVID-19 cases.
The Quebec University Hospital followed suit on September 27 by requiring this protection in a hospital environment for patients and anyone in contact with them, whether staff or visitors, indicated ICI Quebec.