Businesses and organizations on Prince Edward Island are adapting to changing the guidelines for wearing a mask in public places to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19.
The provincial government on Friday morning removed the requirement to wear a mask in most public places. Masks remain mandatory in hospitals, care homes, daycares, on public transportation, and for students and school staff when on school buses or at school not sitting in class.
Chief Medical Officer, Heather Morrison, it is strongly recommended that people still wear masks inside public places. He also recommends that people continue to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
People with COVID-19 should always isolate themselves. Some restrictions still apply to visitors to long -term care facilities.
A change that some accept
Businesses and organizations can impose their own policies on wearing masks for their staff and customers.
Ashley Nelsonmanager of a convenience store in Charlottetown, lets its customers decide for themselves whether to wear a mask or not. According to him, his employees and customers are usually keen to return to some normalcy by stopping wearing masks.
Mrs. Nelson still intends to carefully clean up its business this summer and limit the number of customers inside as a precaution. She intends to continue to wear the mask on herself and leave some available to customers.
But hesitant to be accepted by others
Moyna Mathesonowner of a café in summer, explains that employees and customers prefer to continue to wear a mask. He said he supports their decision. Wearing a mask is optional in its establishment.
Mrs. Matheson still offers take-out or back-door pick-up service for its customers who are uncomfortable sitting in a room where there will also be people without masks.
Please keep your mask
Nancy Quinnowner of a bookstore in summer, wanted to continue to wear the mask and he asked his customers to wear it as well. He plans to leave the poster on his doorstep kindly asking people to wear masks.
Mrs. quinn She explained that she welcomes a client of all ages, youth, elderly or immunocompromised, and she likes to wear a mask in honor of them.
The bookseller aims to keep this measure until the good weather this summer allows him to open doors and windows to make his business more airy.
With information from Brittany Spencerng CBC
Source: Radio-Canada
