“Three of our cases we don’t have a travel history,” said Dr. Ontario has reported 14 cases of new variants in the province, but officials said what’s more troubling is the discovery of three cases this week not linked to travel, which could indicate the variant is already in the community and spreading. Trudeau warns tough days ahead as Canadian officials consider extended Covid-19 lockdowns CORONAPD Toronto Star/Rick Madonik (Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 9: Various store fronts along Yonge Street that are closed up for 2nd wave of COVID-19 as Toronto continues in its limited lockdown.
The variant is at least 56% more transmissible than earlier variants and if allowed to spread it would mean that vaccines would not have a significant effect on mortality or morbidity, given the current slow rollout of the vaccine. Officials also said the United Kingdom variant of Covid-19 could be become the dominant variant in Ontario in less than two months if left unchecked. Ontario public health officials warned at a Tuesday news conference that one in every four intensive care units in Ontario were already full, and that the hospital system was under threat of being overwhelmed. Ontario ICUs are already nearing capacityĬanada’s second wave of Covid-19 is now more widespread and serious than the first, with a seven-day national average of 8,100 new cases per day, a pandemic high, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Officials promised strict enforcement of the new restrictions and warned people who violate the measures could be fined thousands of dollars and could face up to a year in prison. “So to break this cycle you must stay home as much as possible and that starts with a stay at home order.” Increased contacts result from increased mobility,” said Christine Elliott, Ontario’s health minister. Too many people are having too many contacts. Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images Schools in Ontario’s hotspots, including Toronto and its suburbs, will not resume in-person learning until at least February 10.Ī sign at a Walmart store in Toronto on January 8, 2021, urges customers to touch only items they intend to purchase. “The facts are clear: Cases and deaths are the highest since the start of the pandemic and community spread continues to escalate.”įor at least four weeks, the Ontario government will be “requiring everyone to remain at home with exceptions for essential purposes, such as going to the grocery store or pharmacy, accessing health care services, for exercise or for essential work,” according to a statement provided to CNN.Īll non-essential retail stores and in-person dining have been shut down in Ontario since Christmas Day, and in Toronto since the end of November. “Last week I stood here and I told you our province is in crisis,” said Doug Ford, Ontario’s premier, in a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday. It is the second of its kind since the pandemic began. The new order is set to take effect Thursday and will apply to the whole province, including Toronto and Ottawa. Braeden Lousier-Hicks Courtesy Lia LouiserĬanadians call out leaders for breaking their own Covid-19 rules
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