Premier Brian Pallister has announced that masks will now be mandatory in schools for students in grades 4-12.
He adds that school staff is included in the announcement.
During his press conference, he said this is out of an abundance of caution.
“Having listened with great interest to the input of literally thousands and thousands of Manitobans, we will be requiring mandatory use of masks in schools in grades 4 to 12, where physical distancing of two metres is not possible.”
Until now, the government had strongly recommended the use of masks and only made them mandatory while on buses.
Going forward, all students in Grade 4 and up -- including bus drivers -- will be required to wear non-medical masks on school buses.
