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RCMP officers receiving non-medical masks to wear while on duty

Residents of communities policed by RCMP detachments may see more masked men and women with guns on their hips in coming weeks now that the force has started providing front-line employees with non-medical masks.
Manitobans can expect to see more masked police officers on the streets of their communities now tha
Manitobans can expect to see more masked police officers on the streets of their communities now that the RCMP has begun providing non-medical masks to front-line employees to help protect themselves and others from COVID-19.

Residents of communities policed by RCMP detachments may see more masked men and women with guns on their hips in coming weeks now that the force has started providing front-line employees with non-medical masks.

The decision to provide the masks was made after consideration of public health advice and is intended to provide officers and people they encounter with additional protection agains the possible transmission of COVID-19 in situations where personal protective equipment is not required but maintaining physical distancing may not be possible or practical. 

Despite the fact that you can’t see their mouths and noses, these officers will still be able to establish their identity as bonafide police officers with their badges, name tags on their uniforms, RCMP photo identification and RCMP business cards with their detachment phone number on them.

"We want to make sure that the people in the communities we serve know they can ask to see police identification, if it is safe to do so,” said Manitoba RCMP media relations in a press release. “In most situations, the RCMP officer you are interacting with will be able to provide you with identification or information to verify that they are an RCMP officer.”

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