The decision by the Chief Public Health Officer of P.E.I. to make masks mandatory certainly comes as no surprise.
While the number of cases in this province has remained low, there is little doubt the rest of the country is now headlong into the long-feared second wave. The number of cases in larger provinces such as Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia hit a new record almost every day during November.
In the hardest-hit areas of Ontario, the restrictions put in place resemble the early days of the pandemic when virtually everything, but grocery stores were closed, and visiting was prohibited outside your household.
From the start, P.E.I. had some of the toughest rules in the country. As an example, Alberta recently reduced the maximum number of guests allowed at weddings from 100 to 50 in response to the rising cases.
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Our courses maintain social distancing measures with reduced class sizes to maintain the minimum 2 meters apart along with the mandatory use of face masks and regular temperature checks. The venue of the courses undergo regular, enhanced cleaning and disinfection routines.
For more information about face masks, check out these sources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449
https://www.healthline.com/health/coronavirus-mask
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html