When Cerasela Tofan hopped on the Metro this afternoon, she put on a blue face covering, despite no longer being required to. 

As of Saturday, public transit users in Quebec no longer have to wear masks. But some Montrealers like Tofan said they’ll be masking up for the foreseeable future. 

“I think it’s too early to put the mask down in a subway and in a bus,” said Tofan. “We see COVID is not finished yet.” 

The province imposed a mask mandate for indoor public spaces and public transit in July of 2020 in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Cerasela Tofan says it’s too early to drop