Henry says the order will be reassessed in mid-October, when the province fully implements its vaccine passport program that was announced on Monday.Īs of Tuesday 83.3 per cent of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. They are encouraged for kids under 12, but not recommended for children under the age of two. Masks may be taken off temporarily for identification, to eat or drink at dining locations or when participating in a physical activity. People who can't wear a mask or put one on without the assistance of others are exempt from the mask mandate. Sarah Otto, a zoology professor at the University of British Columbia. "There's evidence growing globally that people that are vaccinated can still get the virus and often not even know it they can be asymptomatic and pass along the virus,” said Dr. Some members of the independent BC COVID-19 Modelling Group pushed to keep the mask requirement all along. introduced its previous mask mandate in November 2020 and didn't lift it until July 1.Īt that time, B.C.’s seven-day average case count was 48 it’s now 608.
It also applies to public transit, taxi and ride-sharing vehicles, common areas of fitness centres, and areas of office buildings where services are provided to the public.ī.C. This includes shopping centres, coffee shops, retail and grocery stores, community and recreation centres and restaurants and bars - unless you are seated at your table. Masks must be worn by anyone 12 and older in most indoor public settings. “The increasing levels of transmission, particularly among unvaccinated people as we've talked about and in part, of course due to the increased transmissibility of the variant that we're seeing circulating,” said Henry. Bonnie Henry made the surprise announcement Tuesday, citing the surge in new infections and hospitalizations. British Columbia’s public health order requiring masks in most indoor public settings came into effect Wednesday, in an effort to combat the Delta variant and a fourth wave of COVID-19.
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