Urging or ordering Torontonians to wear face masks in some public settings is under consideration during Toronto’s COVID-19 recovery planning, Mayor John Tory said Thursday. Tory made the comments on CP24 in response to a viewer question about some stores making face coverings mandatory to help prevent COVID-19 infections. The mayor said city and public health officials are now debating the issue. Changing advice on how much cloth and other non-medical masks worn by regular citizens limit COVID-19 spread has been a controversial facet of the global pandemic. Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s public health chief, has said non-medical masks, used properly, might prevent others from getting your germs.

Source: thestar April 30, 2020 13:33 UTC