just over a week ago, the public health agency of canada began recommending canadians wear surgical or cloth masks in public, saving n95 respirators for frontline healthcare workers. the agency has not yet recommended employees wear masks at work. “this is a new world order,” says dr. om malik, ceo at ecoh management inc., an environmental and occupational health consulting firm, and former director of health and safety at ontario’s ministry of labour.
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as of last wednesday, the u.s. began recommending masks for certain businesses and the cdc now mandates all essential businesses in the food and healthcare sectors to wear masks. it has also advised all other essential businesses to test mask-wearing to determine whether they interfere with workflow.
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