Quebec elementary and high schools students will no longer be required to wear masks in class when they return from March break, Quebec Public Health announced Tuesday.
The decision comes after a recommendation Monday by public health officials.
The measure will be lifted March 7 for students in several Quebec regions, including Montreal, the Outaouais, the Abitibi, the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and the North Shore.
All other students, including those in Laval — Quebec City and the Chaudière-Appalaches — will have to wait until March 14, as their spring break falls a week later.
Students must continue to wear a mask in common areas, when travelling between classrooms and
