As the second wave of COVID-19 continues, people will not be required to wear masks at civic facilities in Vancouver after city councilors voted to encourage face coverings rather than make them mandatory.
The issue has taken on new urgency after hundreds of anti-maskers and COVID-19 deniers held a protest in downtown Vancouver over the weekend.
Many in the crowd espoused myths that wearing a mask is harmful because it causes a person to breathe in carbon dioxide or bacteria or causes cancer.
The council’s decision came after B.C.’s top doctor confirmed 274 new cases of COVID-19, a new daily record.
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