(CBC News) — A group of epidemiologists and other health professionals are calling on the government to make the wearing of masks mandatory in Quebec.
At a news conference Thursday morning, epidemiologist Nima Machouf said masks and other face-coverings are a “low-cost, risk-free” way to limit the spread of the COVID-19 and curb a potential second wave this fall.
“It is now the time to listen to science,” she said, adding that wearing masks until a vaccine is available is a way “to regain a bit of normalcy in our lives.”
The group of 27 health-care professionals is asking for masks to be made mandatory for those who are 12 years of age or older in all indoor spaces, especially on public transit.
They also want masks to be worn in outdoor spaces where it is hard to keep two metres away from others. (…)