The order requires people to wear masks in all indoor public places. It will be cancelled three weeks after the start of Step 2 of the Saskatchewan reopening plan. 70% of people aged 12 and over have been vaccinated in the past three weeks. Received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Moe said that as of Tuesday, 62% of people in this age group had received their first injection.

Even if it is no longer necessary to wear a mask, “everyone should do what they feel comfortable with,” Mo said.

Tuesday’s announcement about wearing masks will not affect Step 3 of the Saskatchewan reopening plan, which will remove most other public health restrictions in the province.

Step 3 will only be performed three weeks after the start of Step 2, and once 70% of people 18 years and older get a dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Before Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government stated that it was still considering its future mask policy.

“It really depends on the people of Saskatchewan and how many of us choose to protect ourselves and those around us and get vaccinated,” Moi said in a press release on Tuesday. “Because this is the true meaning of all of this. The goal is not just to reach a certain target number we set. The goal is to protect the people of Saskatchewan so that we can safely reopen.”

The Ministry of Health stated that it is providing an expected timetable for lifting restrictions in advance in order to plan larger public events and family gatherings, such as weddings.