Strang said COVID-19 is still with us “but rather that it is now at a stage that we can respond to it and live with it, like we do all other respiratory diseases.”

Removing the order, however, changes little. Things like masking and vaccine requirements will now be decided by health authorities, nursing homes and other employers.

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