There is growing fear a lockdown in Ontario could soon be on the horizon. Public Health Ontario reported nearly 1,600 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday – the highest single-day total yet in Ontario.
For now, the government has lowered its thresholds for new COVID-19 restrictions. Ottawa stays in the “Orange-Restrict” zone for COVID-19 restrictions, but changes to the thresholds in the colored-coded framework means the capital moved closer to the “Red-Control” zone.
According to Mayor Jim Watson, if we continue to practice the simple messages of public health of a face mask and social distancing and washing your hands then at least we have some rationale to explain why we should not be brought into a more severe category.
While the threat of a possible lockdown looms, what that would like is still not clear. While Ottawa is doing better than other hotspots in Ontario, the mayor states the city will support any provincial effort to keep residents safe.
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