Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province can anticipate the lifting of mandatory masking requirements by the end of March if the key public health indicators for COVID-19 continue to improve. Dr. Kieran Moore said while Ontario lifted the capacity limits for all indoor public settings and ended proof of vaccination requirements on March 1, “masking requirements remain in place for now.” “We’ll be monitoring the data in the coming weeks. I do agree with the premier and the [health] minister that because the trends look so good that we can anticipate—if the trends continue—removing mandatory masking by the end of March,” he told reporters on March 3. Moore said the percentage of people who tested positive for COVID-19 is “stable” and new admissions to hospitals and intensive care units have been declining in Ontario. The number of outbreaks in high-risk settings, such as in hospitals and long-term care homes, are also …