B.C. is making some changes to COVID-related restrictions in health care settings.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that visitors to long-term care, assisted-living and other health-care facilities will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination and results of a rapid antigen test.
In addition, Henry said the province is also removing the restriction of universal mask-wearing as a provincial order in health-care settings and facilities.
“Based on risk assessments and workplace safety plans, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks in designated areas or certain situations only,” according to Henry’s presentation.
“While some situations will require masks, they will no longer be universally mandatory.”
The vaccine requirement for health-care workers will remain in place, Henry confirmed.
“Everybody in our health-care setting is vaccinated now and that protects everyone,” she said at the press conference.
This does not mean mask mandates might come back into effect, Henry cautioned, as respiratory illness season ramps up again in the fall.
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