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Face masks will be required in Horizon Health facilities in New Brunswick

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New Brunswick is requiring people who work in and visit hospitals to wear face masks amid rising respiratory infections in the province.

According to a news release from Horizon Health, health-care workers, patients, and visitors must wear medical-grade face masks in clinical and patient-facing areas of all facilities starting Sept. 3.

“This is in response to rising community rates of respiratory infection, including COVID-19, whooping cough and mycoplasma, with the expectation that the infection rates will rise further once school resumes,” the release states.

New Brunswick declared a provincewide outbreak of whooping cough last week.

People will not be required to wear masks in lobbies, hallways, cafeterias and other non-clinical areas. Signage will be in place at facilities.

For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.

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