Quebec college of physicians recommends wearing masks due to COVID, RSV, flu spike

Top doctors and experts in both Quebec and Ontario are recommending the wearing of masks in public places (particularly indoors) once again, due to spikes in three respiratory illnesses — namely COVID-19, RSV and the flu.

Le Collège des Médecins de Québec advised the public to wear masks in a message on Twitter, noting the unprecedented surge of kids coming in to children’s hospitals. CHU Sainte-Justine and Montreal Children’s Hospital are currently at 195% and 125% capacity, respectively, according to the Journal de Montréal.

“With the worrying rise in respiratory virus cases in children and the overflow of pediatric emergencies, the College of Physicians is again recommending the wearing of masks in public places in order to protect themselves and others.”

—Le Collège des Médecins du Québec

Avec la montée inquiétante des cas de virus respiratoires chez les enfants et le débordement des urgences pédiatriques, le Collège des médecins recommande à nouveau le port du masque dans les lieux publics afin de se protéger et de protéger les autres.

— Collège des médecins du Québec (@CMQ_org) November 13, 2022

Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged the public to wear masks in public on Sunday, but did not suggest that a mandate is imminent. The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, is expected to echo this recommendation in a briefing today at 9 a.m.

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