Here’s why Toronto’s top doctor is recommending mandatory masks

Medical Health Officier Dr. Eileen de Villa says that mask wearing has proven that it helps curb the spread of COVID-19, as Toronto mulls new mandatory measures on face coverings.

Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos:

Connect with CTV News:
For the latest news visit:
For a full video offering visit the CTV News Network:
CTV News on Facebook:
CTV News on Twitter:
Watch CTV News on Twitter:
CTV News on Google+:
CTV News on Instagram:
CTV News on Pinterest:


CTV News is Canada's most-watched news organization both locally and nationally, and has a network of national, international, and local news operations.

38 comments

    1. @Gord Campbell Oh, you mean while she’s in her office, alone, on a video chat? Who would she be putting at risk by not wearing a mask?

  1. If this is mandatory, I recommend clear masks everyone especially cashiers and name all of the lists with respect Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AODA) otherwise nobody like them because of deaf barriers.

  2. Let’s bring this doctor … let’s bring that doctor… too obvious … 99.5 percent recovery rate

  3. “The science on mask use is still evolving” = there is no evidence that it will prevent the spread of a virus. “Masks can prevent the spread of germs”. The term germ is a broad term so this could imply that the statement is true for atleast 1 of the things that falls under the term germ such as bacteria, but it may not be true for something such as a virus which is much smaller.

    1. @Remy Davis Oh, you mean while she’s in her office, alone, on a video chat? Who would she be putting at risk by not wearing a mask?

    1. @Joe Madden Yeah, how silly! I mean it’s not like she’s in her office, alone, on a video chat. Oh wait…

  4. Go into a grocery store at 7am. 10 customers in store. 5,000 square feet. Must wear mask.

    🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤😂😂😂😂😛😛😛😛

    1. @Joe Madden oh my goodness. That must have been so traumatic for you. Hope you’re okay!

  5. Not much of a doctor if she recommends protecting the body from building antibodies. Those that are not elderly or sick will weaken their immune system – BAN THE MASK!

    1. @C P Isn’t it weird though how surgeons, nurses, etc., have survived wearing masks, and breathing their own supposedly deadly breath sometimes up to 18 hours straight, for decades? If you don’t want to wear a mask, that’s up to you. Please, just stay away from *everyone* else, because masks aren’t about *you*; they’re about protecting the person who stands beside you at the store while you’re arguing about wearing a mask or not, and then carries the virus home to a medically fragile parent, sibling, friend, or neighbour they were shopping for…. For the short time you’re around others in enclosed spaces, please think of others, and I’ll respect you enough to do the same. Wishing you and your loved ones safety, peace, and as much lighthearted laughter as you can get in these incredibly stressful times.

    2. @Tracey No Matter What Surgeons don’t work every day wearing a mask for 18 hours a day. They also wear fitted in 95 masks, not cloth masks or bandanas. They don’t wear a mask to prevent viruses. They wear them to protect the patient that they are operating on who has an open body cavity. It has to be a sterile environment. They can’t take the chance of having anything fall into that open cavity during surgery. It has nothing to do with viruses.

  6. 50 FIFTY cases in Toronto June 30th and masks are mandatory?!? Power tripping insanity 🤪🤦

    1. U need to consider Lots of ppl from outside travel to Toronto…. I went to lake front last week I can tell lots of ppl are from other region of GTA or even further.

    1. they won’t let you into any indoor public place. there will be pushback but there’s too many braindead morons out there who accept this nanny state authoritarianism.

    1. They have to let the criminals out to make room for everyone not complying with their mask mandates lol!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.