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Masks make it impossible for deaf and hard-of-hearing to read lips

June 24, 2020

Business groups say there’s not much they can do when masks are largely recommended by public health, but there probably is a better way.

“We prefer the two metres of physical distancing, because it allows for the ability for people to interact in a business environment,” says Jim Cormier, the Atlantic Director of the Retail Council of Canada.