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Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, chief medical health officer for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), tried to clear up some of the confusion about the mandatory masking rule for Eastern Ontario during a recent teleconference with media. He emphasized that the sole responsibility of businessowners is to make sure their staff wear masks or face shields while at work and to make sure that their customers know about the mandatory masking rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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