Manitoba reinstates mask mandates for health-care workers in hospitals, care homes
Masking requirements for health-care workers are set to be reinstated at provincial health-care facilities across Manitoba as cold and flu season draws near.
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![The province noted while the number of hospitalizations and deaths during the Omicron waves have been higher, the overall rates have been lower in part because of vaccinations. Blue and black surgical masks are shown in a messy pile on top of each other.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6466405.1695999199!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/covid-mask-recycling-montreal.jpg)
Masking requirements for health-care workers are set to be reinstated at provincial health-care facilities across Manitoba as cold and flu season draws near.