{"id":212128,"date":"2025-12-05T11:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=212128"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:20:34","slug":"update-to-hospitals-masking-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/update-to-hospitals-masking-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Update to hospitals\u2019 masking requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has updated masking requirements in the hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective December 5, staff, patients and visitors are expected to wear a surgical mask over their nose and mouth while interacting with patients\/visitors, and\/or upon entering a patient\u2019s room\/space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masking is an important measure to protect patients and staff, maintain safe hospital operations, and reduce the risk of becoming ill. 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