Business22 December 2020
By Mike Baker
The Ontario government is introducing a new province-wide lockdown in response to escalating cases of COVID-19.
During the announcement on Monday, Dec. 21, Premier Doug Ford said a 28-day lockdown would begin in southern Ontario at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26, northern parts of the province, north of Sudbury will be under lockdown for 14-days, until Jan. 8. Earlier reports had suggested the lockdown would come into effect on Christmas Eve, although Ford pointed towards a need to be fair to Ontario businesses and give them a chance to offload inventory prior to closing their doors.
Flanked by Ontario health minister Christine Elliott, chief medical officer Dr. David Williams and Dr. Naveed Mohammad, president and CEO of William Osler Health System, the premier was adamant that a lockdown was the only measure that could be taken as COVID-19 continues to spread. On Monday, a further 2,123 new cases were reported. There have been 30,875 cas
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Canadian province of Ontario to shut down just after midnight the day after Christmas
Residents of the Canadian province of Ontario could be in for a solitary New Year.
The province will shut down the day after Christmas because of surging coronavirus cases, Premier Doug Ford announced Monday.
As of Monday, Canada’s most populous province – with 14 million people, holding 38% of the 38 million people who live in the country – had seen 158,053 coronavirus cases, with 4,167 deaths. Among 8,867 hospitalized patients, 1,766 people were in intensive care, according to Public Health Ontario.
For the past week, Ontario has seen seven straight days of more than 2,000 cases a day, The Associated Press reported. Modeling shows that could more than double in January. Health officials earlier said a four- to six-week hard lockdown could significantly stop the spread of COVID-19.
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