The announcement that masks will be mandatory in all indoor public spaces in British Columbia was welcome news to retailers who have struggled to enforce mask-wearing in their stores.
The Retail Council of Canada had been pushing the province to make face masks or coverings a requirement for weeks.
It will not be easier for businesses to respond to people who refused to wear masks on the basis that it was not an official rule.
The order does not apply to anyone who cannot wear a mask, is unable to put on or remove a mask on their own, or to children under the age of two.
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For more information about face masks, check out these sources:
https://www.healthline.com/health/coronavirus-mask
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html