Confused about where masks and vaccine cards are still needed? Here’s some answers

On Friday B.C. residents were free to remove their masks and not don them when going into most public places.

That doesn’t mean they’re gone everywhere and vaccine cards (also called passports) are still required just as they were before.

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Masks are still required in some situations, such as when visiting healthcare facilities and airports, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

Kelowna International Airport, for example, requires that masks be worn from the pre-boarding screening area through the departure lounge and on planes. Masks can be removed by arriving passengers only after they reach the baggage claim area.

Kamloops Airport posted on Twitter that masks are required inside Kamloops Airport "throughout the boarding process, and for the duration of your flight."

Some businesses, workplaces or event venues can choose to require that masks be worn at their sites.

Masks are not required in other indoor settings, such as shops, restaurants, bars and shopping centres.

Proof of being fully vaccinated is still required for all those over the age of 12 in many non-essential locations, such as restaurants where there is table service, indoor organized events such as weddings, conferences, trade fairs and organized parties.

Other locations that require proof of vaccination include bars, nightclubs, casinos, movie theatres, post-secondary student housing, recreational classes, public swimming pools, adult sports for those over the age of 22, gyms, dance studios, indoor skating rinks and those coaching activities.

The vaccine card requirement will continue until April 8.

For more information on mask wearing, go here.

For more information on vaccine cards, go here.

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