The University of Waterloo is reinstating a mask requirement for classes, saying Tuesday that it was making the move to avoid potential disruption to the exam season as cases of respiratory illnesses rise.
The southern Ontario university said masks will be required starting Wednesday in lectures, seminars, labs, tests, exams and all other forms of indoor classes.
“Recently, we have seen increases in local COVID-19 hospitalizations, and there are emerging trends from test positivity and wastewater that suggest increasing levels of COVID in the community now and in the near future,” university leaders wrote in a message to students.
“These trends mean we need to act now to minimize disruption to the end-of-term exam season and to protect the most vulnerable people in our community.”…