By: P.T., STA
Masks will no longer be mandatory in indoor public spaces as of Thursday under a government decision that keeps the mask mandate only in hospital and care facilities, though mask use is still recommended.
The government advisory group for Covid-19 initially proposed that the mandate be lifted once the total number of Covid patients in intensive care is below 35 for seven consecutive days, which trends suggest would have happened in about a week. The government has however decided to speed things along; ICU cases have been below 35 for two days now.