COVID-19 in Canada: Ontario Premier Doug Ford goes MIA as calls for his resignation grow louder Ford’s bungling of the COVID crisis is so monumental that it could be mistaken for a deliberate attempt to destroy any confidence Ontarians have in government by Enzo DiMatteo on April 20th, 2021 at 7:00 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
#WhereIsDougFord was trending on Twitter today (April 20). He was also a no-show in the House for the second day running as a third wave of the coronavirus sweeps the province.
The premier has a habit of disappearing when the shit hits the fan. And it has big-time, over his epic fumble of the COVID-19 crisis. It’s even made headlines in the U.S. where the
Health experts decry Ford government s response to 3rd wave
Late Friday afternoon, Premier Doug Ford s government announced a whole host of new measures it intended to help address the third COVID-19 wave one experts have been forecasting since February.
Some of the measures closing playgrounds, giving police the power to question anyone outside their home under threat of a $750 fine have already been rolled back amid a groundswell of outrage. A stay-at-home order in the province has been extended until at least May 20.
WATCH | Director of Ontario s COVID-19 scientific advisory table says the province is in a severe crisis due to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic:
Saturday s cases are down from a record-high of 4,812 on Friday a slight reprieve after three straight days of new peaks. However, the seven-day average continued to climb, reaching 4,370 on Saturday, a slight increase from 4,292 on Friday.
The latest figures include 1,162 in Toronto, 936 in Peel Region, 430 in York Region, 251 in Ottawa, and 301 in Durham, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.
Elliott said 3,751,316 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of 8
p.m. on Friday.
Hospitals continue to fill with COVID-19 patients
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Ontario increased by 110 to a new high of 2,065 on Saturday.
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Ottawa Public Health reports 156 new cases and no new deaths on Thursday.
Gatineau lockdown extended to April 19
Outbreak declared in Kingston university district
Ontario reported 3,295 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday as a provincewide stay-at-home came into effect.
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It is the seventh time in eight days the province has topped 3,000 cases a day, with the highest number of new cases coming in Toronto with 933, Peel with 649 and York with 386 and Durham with 165.