Thank you.
This is for the Department of Health. A recent article in the British Medical Journal asserted that the public use of cloth masks or other homemade masks could help limit the spread of COVID-19 infection, even if there are only modest benefits. I know the director general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has just said that he believes it's a mistake not to require a mask, at least in close quarters, such as in offices or on transit, and we see that the Czech Republic and Austria have recently made nose and mouth coverings mandatory in public spaces.
Perhaps the Public Health Agency of Canada can answer this. Is the Public Health Agency of Canada considering similar recommendations with respect to masking in public?