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Masks will soon be mandatory at Newfoundland and Labrador health-care facilities again. <\/p>\n
The province’s health authority says the mask mandate, effective at 8 A.M. Nov. 4, is necessary due to “an increase in respiratory illnesses and outbreaks across Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) facilities.”<\/p>\n
NLHS says the decision is based on “current epidemiology, vaccination rates, and the health authority’s capacity to provide care during increased respiratory illness.”<\/p>\n
As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, all health-care workers, volunteers, clients receiving ambulatory services, and visitors are required to wear masks in all areas where patients, clients, residents families, and essential-care partners are present or receiving care, including nursing stations.<\/p>\n
Masks will be required at all inpatient, ambulatory care settings, and long-term care facilities.<\/p>\n
The health authority says the new mask requirement will be reviewed and is expected to end March 31, 2027. <\/p>\n
Flu season<\/p>\n
In mid-October, the province’s chief medical officer of health urged residents to get flu vaccinations because Newfoundland and Labrador had confirmed double-digit number of cases of influenza, which is more than the “sporadic” number of cases usually seen for the same time period. <\/p>\n
Masking was made mandatory at N.L. health facilities around the same time last year.<\/p>\n
That mandatory masking requirement in Newfoundland and Labrador health-care facilities was lifted on April 1, 2026. <\/p>\n
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