23, 2021: Ontarios COVID-19 Science Advisory Table recommends redirecting more vaccines to hot spots in the province which it says will help reduce case counts, hospitalizations and deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). Apr. ", "A third of the global population is on coronavirus lockdownhere's our constantly updated list of countries and restrictions", "About 90% of Americans have been ordered to stay at home. [21], A study investigating the spread based on studies of the most common symptoms such as loss of taste and smell in France, Italy and the UK showed a marked decrease in new symptoms just a few days after the start of confinement on the countries (Italy and France) with the strongest lockdowns. Jan. 19, 2021:Doug Ford issues plea to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden for help in obtaining more Pfizer COVID-19vaccines amid a shortage of doses in Canada. Mar. 1, 2021: Lecce says schools will remain open as they are critical for mental health and learning. He also previously said the April Break will go ahead as planned. Ontario on Thursday will begin a four-week stay-at-home order and close in-store shopping for non-essential retailers, Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday, as the Canadian province battles a. All publicly-funded schools in northern public health regions are allowed to resume in-person learning on Jan. 11. Nov. 10, 2020:It is announced that Toronto will enter the red zone under Ontarios recently-introduced coronavirus system in the days that follow. 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The count of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario schools for last week was the highest weekly total since the pandemic began. May 7, 2021: Trudeau pushes back against Ontarios ongoing calls for tighter travel restrictions, saying finger-pointing wont help Ontarians as the province grapples with the third wave of COVID-19. While announcing the decision, the Ontario premier also tells families to travel and have fun on March break. The mans illness is officially confirmed two days later. TORONTO -- Ontario has declared its third state of emergency since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be implementing a provincewide stay-at-home order as of Thursday. No fines are laid. July 13, 2020:Ontario announces some of the province will enter Stage 3 of the second phase of its recovery plan on July 17. Oct. 1, 2020:Province announces new screening guidelines for daycares and schools which include students only being required to stay home for 24 hours for symptoms such as runny noses. These restrictions were established with the intention to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. 7, 2021: The Ford government declares the provinces third state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic and is issuing a provincewide stay-at-home order. Oct. 25, 2020:A 21-year-old man dies after being shot in a parking lot outside an east-end LCBO following an argument inside the store. Sept. 28, 2020:Ford says the province is now officially in the second wave of thecoronavirus pandemic. [534] The world's longest continuous lockdown lasting 234 days took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2020. 3, 2021: Ontario reports 17 more COVID-19-related deaths, pushing the provincial total past the 7,000 milestone to 7,014. Dec. 26, 2020:Ontario confirms Canadas first known cases of the U.K. coronavirus variant involving a couple from Durham Region who were in contact with a recent traveller from the U.K. Dec. 26, 2020:A province-wide lockdown gets underway with a higher level of restrictions being placed on the southern portion of the province for four weeks while the less populous northern portion of Ontario being shutdown for just two weeks. Here's what to do if you get COVID-19 in Ontario right now, Full list of where to get free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in Ontario, Ontario's mask mandate has ended in most places. All 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. An analysis of an outbreak in northern Italy found that an effective reduction in community transmission occurred during a strict national lockdown, and that earlier less stringent measures were ineffective at reducing mobility to a level low enough to reduce the spread of COVID-19. May 2, 2021: The province announces all adults 18 and older living in any of 114 designated hot spot postal codes will be able to book their shots on May 3. Critical Care Services Ontario reported 421 patients with the virus in ICUs across the province. This is the 11th straight day the province has announced more than 1,000 new cases. Dec. 29, 2020:The Ontario government says it expects to vaccinate approximately 8.5 million people by the end of June againstCOVID-19. 11, 2021: Ford comes under fire for remarks he made in Queens Park suggesting an Indigenous MPP jumped the line to get his COVID-19vaccine. The local health unit says 39 workers caught the virus directly from the site outbreak as 22 of their close contacts also tested positive. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Sept. 23, 2020:Ontario government announces pharmacies in select locations will begin offeringCOVID-19tests to people who arent experiencing symptoms of the virus as part of its fall preparedness plan. 15, 2021: Nearly 100,000 Ontarians aged 80 and older book COVID-19 vaccine appointments as the province launches its online portal with some glitches. [18][19] This "zero community transmission" approach was adopted in Australia, and a strict four month lockdown in the state of Victoria during an outbreak in Melbourne, combined with other measures, averted a wider outbreak in the country in 2020. [9] They have also had profound negative economic impacts, and have been met with protests in some territories. Apr. Camping and access to beaches will remain closed. Indoor dining would be prohibited at restaurants,but the sources were unclear on whether patios would remain open as currently allowed in lockdown zones. Jan. 8, 2021:Toronto hospitals transfer young patients to SickKids hospital to make room for adult COVID-19patients. You can finally go to the pub on this date", "All of Victoria now in lockdown after more than 61 new COVID-19 cases, Shepparton outbreak grows", "Premier flags regional lockdown reprieve, but warns some restrictions will remain", "Regional Victoria is about to leave COVID-19 lockdown. The lockdown was originally set to begin on Dec. 24 but was pushed back two days by cabinet on Monday. May 5, 2021: Policesay they have charged a man at Toronto Pearson International Airport after he allegedly used a fraudulent COVID-19 document. March 18: Canada and the United States announce they will close their shared border to non-essential traffic. Erica Vella has details on the stage one reopening pace - Jun 11, 2021 More than two months after the Ontario government imposed strict restrictions aimed at combatting a strong third COVID-19. 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[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]. June 24, 2020: Most of the region of Windsor-Essex will be allowed to move into Stage 2. of Ontarios recovery plan. This comes as the province has 433 people with COVID-19 in its ICUs, the highest ever throughout the pandemic. Mar. The lockdown will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 26 and will last until. Jan. 2, 2021:Ontario reports 3,363 new COVID-19 cases, the most in one day since the pandemic began. Apr. Canada ends evacuation flights from Sudan over 'deteriorating security situation', Royal Family unveils sneak peek of King Charles III and Queen Camillas coronation robes, Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by 'zero leads', Tom Mulcair: Should Trudeau lead the Liberals against Poilievre? Sept. 28, 2020: Ontario Hospital Association calls on province to return to Phase 2 of its pandemic recovery plan. Here's who's impacted, 'We are on the right track:' Toronto formally ends municipal state of emergency after 777 days, Local medical officers of health pen letter to Ontario's top doctor asking for mask mandates back, Ontario Liberals pledge to add COVID-19 vaccine to school immunization list, Nearly half of eligible Toronto residents have now received a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. June 14, 2020:Ontario announces it has conducted it has now conducted more than a million tests for the novel coronavirus. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government will announce on Thursday that it's putting the entire province under lockdown restrictions for 28 days, multiple sources tell CBC News. The entire province is now in Stage 2. Jan. 28, 2021: The COVID-19-related death toll across the province surpasses the 6,000 mark after 56 more deaths were reported. 24, 2021: The Ontario government lays out a $186-billion spending plan which it says will fight COVID-19, help small businesses and support families. [2] Although similar disease control measures have been used for hundreds of years, the scale of those implemented in the 2020s is thought to be unprecedented. [42] Another study found a 30% difference among border-counties where stay-at-home orders were imposed. A key difference between the situation in December and current third wave is that those Ontarians most vulnerable to dying of COVID-19 residents of long-term care have largely been vaccinated against the disease. Sept. 30, 2020:Durham Public Health reports that at least eight people associated with a wedding in Oshawa have COVID-19. For the week of March 22, schools reported1,222 cases among staff and students. The Ontario government announced Thursday that a province-wide, four-week "emergency brake" lockdown will go into effect Saturday, April 3. "This difficult action is without a doubt necessary to save lives and prevent our hospitals from being overwhelmed in the coming weeks," Premier Doug Ford said Monday. The government is also asking that people do not leave home unless it is for an essential reason and only travel outside their own region if absolutely necessary. Anyone who travels within Canada during the province-wide shutdown is being asked to self-isolate upon their return to Ontario. "I support Premier Ford's decision and I thank him and his cabinet and his caucus for making the difficult but absolutely necessary decision that they made today.". This also pushes the total number of cases past the 50,000 mark. Elliott says the increase in cases is in part due to a lengthened period of data collection. Jan. 16, 2021:The Ontario government extends the window for the second dose of COVID-19vaccinations in order to account forPfizer-BioNtechshipment and delivery delays. This will probably be the last provincewide lockdown before enough people are vaccinated, Dilkens predicted. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30] Similarly, modelling on Australian data concluded that achieving zero community transmission through a strict lockdown lowers healthcare and economic costs compared to less stringent measures that allow transmission to continue, and warned that early relaxation of restrictions have greater costs. The government has previously said that when more than 300 COVID-19 patients are in the ICU, medical care not related to the disease becomes nearly impossible to handle. May 14, 2020: Ford provides details on the provinces first stage of its Phase 2: Restart. Some businesses are allowed to open on May 16 including campgrounds, marinas and golf courses. Fourth doses in Ontario: When should you get one? Students in Toronto, York and Peel regions will remain in the online learning stream. Just last week, the government announced schools would open on Wednesday. Ontario imposes provincewide 'emergency brake' as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard, Use mobile vaccinations to reach Ontario's 75,000 homebound seniors, says COVID-19 science table, Ford says 'stay tuned' for announcement Thursday as Ontario's COVID-19 ICU admissions hit new high, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Nov. 5, 2020:Ontario reports 998 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 80,690. The province also announces certain high-risk health care workers will be allowed to get a second dose earlier than theexpected fourth-month interval. Oct. 30, 2020:Premier Doug Fords constituency office in Etobicoke confirms a COVID-19 outbreak. Jan. 23, 2021: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports that a teen has suffered a COVID-19-related death. May 10, 2020: Ontario reports 294 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 20,238. Nov. 20, 2020:The Ford government announces it will extend current orders under the Reopening Ontario Act until Dec. 21 due to thecoronavirus pandemic. The provincial total now jumps to 250 active cases. Jan. 9, 2021:Lecce announces expanded list of essential workers eligible for free child care while also announcing that students with special needs who cannot learn remotely will be back in the classroom. Feb. 12, 2020:Ontario health officials clear the London woman of the novel coronavirus. May 27, 2020:Province announces that chiropractors, dentists, massage therapists, optometrists, homeopaths and psychologists can see patients once each profession gets the go-ahead and receives guidelines from each respective governing authority. Once again, we've been given a timeline of "at least . May 27, 2020: Ontario government says it is extending all current emergency orders until June 9. On Dec. 21, when Fordannouncedplans for a post-Christmas province-wide lockdown, the average number of newdaily cases was 2,276. Government says that it cut back on administering doses over holidays to prevent staffing shortages in hospitals and long-term-care homes. TORONTO In response to recent trends that show an alarming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is temporarily moving the province into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen with modifications that take into account the province's successful vaccination efforts. Most lockdown restrictions were lifted between March and June. Jan. 6, 2021:The province announces 3,266 new positive tests for the coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 200,626. Apr. It is also alleged that a doctor took doses for personal use. Oct. 28, 2020:GoodLife Fitness sends an email to 175,000 people urging them to lobby Ontario MPPs as the province begins to close them in the wake of a rising tide of new COVID-19 cases. This is who's eligible, Need a refresher? Ecco le regioni in zona rossa e arancione e cosa si pu fare, Calabria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Val d'Aosta declared COVID red zones, "Regioni in zona arancione e rossa, la nuova mappa dell'Italia: 'lockdown' per Lombardia, Sicilia e Bolzano", "Jordan announces lockdown in effort to contain coronavirus", "Jordan extends coronavirus lockdown to end of April", Jordan: Authorities to impose lockdown from November 10-15 /update 47, "The government declares a state of emergency public health", "The new government measures are valid until May 4! It breaks the previous high which was established in April. Feb. 7, 2021: Toronto Public Health officials say a case of the BrazilianCOVID-19 variant, which is believed to be more transmissible than other strains, has been reported in the city. [73][bettersourceneeded], UN Women warned in an April 2020 report that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions exacerbate gender inequalities and have led to an increase in domestic violence. [75] For instance, in France there was around a 30% spike in cases of since the lockdown in March 2020. [17], Since the beginning of the pandemic, Google has consistently collected data on movements, showing rapid declines in public activity long before legal restrictions were imposed. ; An emergency declaration pursuant to s. 7.0.1 is terminated 14 days after being made and may be extended for up to a further 14 days by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The woman worked at St. Francis De Sales Catholic School. ", "Coronavirus: Kuwait to impose full lockdown, curfew for 20 days starting May 10", "Lebanon announces two-week lockdown over coronavirus", "Coronavirus:Lebanon to impose new lockdown despite economic cost", "Libya on lockdown from 6.00 PM to 6.00 AM amid Coronavirus preventive measures", "Libya: GNA authorities extend lockdown until June 27 /update 8", "Karantinas kol kas pusei mnesio: k nuo pirmadienio udraud Vyriausyb? [66][67][68], Some researchers have noted that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have come with mental health costs, compounded by those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic itself. 20, 2021: Ontario Hockey League officially cancels the 2020-21 season, quashing any hopes it could at least salvage a shortened season. Personal care services, casinos, zoos, and museums are among some of the other businesses that will be forced to close. June 1, 2020: New rules come into effect at Pearson Airport in Mississauga which include mandatory face masks and the barring of meeters and greeters from inside its terminals. Apr. June 2, 2020:Ontarios state of emergency extended by 28 days but Premier Doug Ford insists that does not mean the provinces reopening will necessarily be put on hold during that time. Oct. 9, 2020:Ontario is reporting 939 new cases ofcoronavirus. [21]:62 A systematic review with Johns Hopkins University by economists concluded that lockdowns as opposed to guidelines or medical advice had little to no effects on COVID-19 mortality. Schools are to continue as normal next week, though the cabinet has not yet decided what will happenafter spring break, which takes place the week of April 12, the sources said. June 6, 2020: The total number of cases in Ontario passes 30,000 as the province announces 455 new cases including 68 from a reporting delay. For the province's more populous regions, located in southern Ontario, the lockdown will last at least 28 days until Jan. 23. May 4, 2021: Ontario government issues a new directive for the provinces long-term care homes that will seeCOVID-19restrictions eased after a high uptake of vaccinations. [519] The province processed nearly 48,500 tests, is also a new provincial record. In the table pandemic lockdowns are defined as the shutdown of parts of the economy,[518] due to non-pharmaceutical anti-pandemic measures and are enforceable by law like: These measures are considered to have caused the COVID-19 recession in 2020. July 16, 2020: The province most emergency orders until July 29. March 24, 2020:Ontario health officials confirm 85 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, bringing the provincial total to 572 active cases. The announcement comes a day after he stated the opposite. Jan. 30, 2021: Ontarios regional public health officials ask the province to prioritize opening schools before lifting other public health restrictions. April 8, 2020:Ontario orders grocery stores and pharmacies to be closed on Friday and Sunday of the holiday weekend across the province in an effort to ensure employees get a breather. Apr. Thirty-eightare considered primary (36 members and 2 employees) and nine secondary. Restrictions were further eased on the 1st of June 2021, however during the time between then and the 12th of May 2021, "Stay at home orders" were not active and hence this period didn't constitute what is internationally considered a "lockdown". 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