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TORONTO Ontario’s medical officers of health are calling on the Ford government to reopen all schools first before reopening other sectors of the province as transmission of COVID-19 appears to be decreasing. Chair of The Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis penned a letter on Friday to Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Health Minister Christine Elliott. The letter stresses that the “safe reopening of all schools in Ontario is essential” even before community restrictions are lifted. We think now that the time is right. That we re seeing more and more schools open across Ontario before the lockdown indeed has been removed and this should be continued across Ontario where the numbers are appropriate. Again, not to wait for essential businesses to open but if we see levels going down in the right direction we should make that move across Ontario, Roumeliotis tells CP24.
TORONTO The Ontario government says that international travellers will have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing at the province s largest airport as of Monday, weeks before the federal government is expected to implement its own policy Canada-wide. Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Friday afternoon at Queen’s Park alongside Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. “We can’t take anything for granted, not when new highly contagious strains of the virus have entered our country,” Ford said. The new testing rules will go into effect at Toronto Pearson International Airport at noon on Monday. Those who refuse will receive a $750 fine under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, the province said.
January 28, 2021 · 0 Comments
By ALYSSA PARKHILL
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Peel Region’s COVID-19 number are seeing a slight downward turn, following a decrease of cases Province-wide.
Peel reported 320 new cases on January 26, totalling 52,826 and 530 deaths.
Brampton continues to show the highest numbers out of Peel with a total of 32,920, followed by 18,740 in Mississauga and 2,027 in Caledon.
The stay-at-home order put in place by the Provincial government may be proving its worth as numbers continue to decrease across the province. Ontario reported 1,740 positive cases on Tuesday, with 63 new deaths.
Alongside Peel, fellow hotspots Toronto and York Region showed 677 new cases and 144 in York Region respectively.