04-04-2020 23:45 via calgary.ctvnews.ca

'Masks can be considered': Alberta's top doc says view changing on mask wearing

As details about the coronavirus and its spread changes by the minute, it seems advice from health authorities, including here in Alberta, shifts just as quickly. Hours after Alberta Health Services said Albertans are not advised to wear medical masks when healthy, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw amended that statement during Friday's daily update. "We know that masks can limit the spread of infection from someone who is infected to others. We also know, so far, that a small pr
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