TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford downplayed the significance Friday of footage posted online that appeared to show the province’s top doctor attending an…
Videos posted on Toronto Life’s Instagram account appear to show chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore maskless while talking to attendees and watching performances at the magazine’s Thursday night celebration of its 50 most influential Torontonians.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“We’re asking more people to mask up,” Moore said at a news conference. “What might be a cold to you can lead to a severe respiratory infection in a child four and under.” “Dr. Moore continues to encourage everyone to use their best judgment on when it’s appropriate to wear a mask,” Anna Miller said in a statement.
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