Ontario could reopen outdoor recreational amenities before stay-at-home order expires, health minister says
TORONTO -- Health Minister Christine Elliott says that her government will reopen recreational amenities “on or before June 2” when the current stay-at-home order is set to expire. The Ford government decided to close all recreational amenities back on April 16 amid a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision upset a number of epidemiologists and public experts who have consistently argued that the risk of contracting COVID-19 outdoors is extremely low. It also came despite advice from Ontario’s Science Advisory Table warning that any policies that discourage...