Masks are no longer required in indoor public settings or on most transit options in BC

Masks are no longer required in indoor public settings or on most transit options in BC as provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry lifted the province's mask mandate effective today.

But Dr. Henry has urged patience and understanding, saying not everyone is ready to abandon the most visible safeguard against COVID-19, and she also says individual businesses have the right to decide if face coverings are required on their premises.

Some places where masks must still be worn include Vancouver International Airport and on all flights, courthouses across the province, the University of BC where masking will stay until the end of the winter term, and all elementary and secondary schools, where masks can't come off until the end of spring break, regardless of when the break begins.

Dr. Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix have both warned that the province must be ready to pivot if COVID-19 cases spike as restrictions are eased.