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The initial round of mask giveaways wasn’t without a hitch. Just a couple days after launch, there were online reports restaurant employees were handing out full bags of masks to people who had asked for one or two, or hadn’t asked for any.
Alberta Health said on June 11, they had been in contact with those restaurants to ensure they understood each person was only supposed to receive one package of four masks. Each partner restaurant has been provided with the same distribution instructions.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, continues to encourage Albertans to wear non-medical masks when it would otherwise be difficult to maintain physical distancing of two metres.
“We may be done with COVID-19 but it’s not done with us. We continue to (identify) cases in all age groups and have seen a particular increase in those 20 to 39 (years old). BBQs, funerals, birthday parties and get-togethers have lead to dozens of cases,” Hinshaw posted on Twitter Sunday.
