Quebec extends mask mandate as new COVID wave spreads in Canada

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A woman adjusts her mask while she waits in line as the city's public health unit holds a walk-in clinic testing for coronavirus disease in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 23, 2020.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMONTREAL, April 5 - Quebec will require masks to be worn in indoor public spaces for all of April, delaying a plan to relax the measure by the middle of the month as it and other Canadian provinces face a new COVID-19 wave, a top public health official said on Tuesday.

The province, the second most populous in Canada, will become one of the last parts of North America to continue a mask mandate in public indoor places like stores, with health officials projecting a rise in cases and hospitalizations.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comPrince Edward Island said on Tuesday it would extend a mask mandate for public places in that province until April 28.Much of Canada is facing a fresh COVID-19 wave just as authorities eased measures to curb the spread of the virus, which included a mask mandate for most public areas.

Quebec last month announced a plan to end mandatory masking, but public health officials changed their recommendations due to the new wave of infections, Boileau said.

Ontario, Canada's most populous province, dropped its mask mandate for all areas except healthcare settings and public transit last month.

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