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The City of Toronto's regular COVID-19 briefing will start shortly. Lots to talk about. I'll be tweeting. You can watch here:
Mayor Tory says the ability for people to distance themselves in transit vehicles will be one of the most difficult things about the re-opening. He says that's why they've created ActiveTO and strongly urging people to wear face masks on TTC
Tory announces the city, a number of major downtown employers and post-secondary institutions will support the majority of employees, where possible, continuing to work from home until September at the earliest
Delaying physical return to work and staggering start times is one of the ways the city will deal with continued spread and issues like TTC crowding, Tory says
Here's the list of employers who have made the commitment to allowing most employees to work from home:
Quick look shows a lot of major downtown banks and financial institutions as well as schools with downtown campuses concentrated in the core on this list
Dr. Eileen de Villa, city's medical officer of health, says there are 175 new COVID-19 cases in Toronto today.
De Villa said the number of people working from home has been a “critical step” in reducing the spread of the virus and keeping frontline workers safe
A number of public health measures will remain in place "for the foreseeable future" de Villa says
Tory says the city is looking at whether it’s legally possible to require commuters to wear masks on the TTC but haven't made any determinations
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