#HamiltonReopens The provincial government announced Monday that some parts of the province would be moving into Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan this Friday, with communities in the Golden Horseshoe remaining in Stage 1 at this time.
As of Friday, changes in Hamilton include:
*Groups of 10 people or less may gather, preferably outdoors and consistently with the same 10 people
*Places of worship can use up to 30% of their capacity for religious services.
We will continue to monitor provincial announcements.
As part of the health measures in place to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, and to ensure there is a reliable and sustainable plan for transit service to continue, effective Monday June 22, 2020 there will be several changes to HSR service.
Customers are required to wear a non-medical mask while riding the bus, taking DARTS and using TRANSCAB.
In keeping with recommendations from the province, an exception will be made for:
*Children under the age of two (2)
*People who have difficulty breathing...
...*Anyone who is unable to remove a non-medical mask without assistance.
HSR will not deny anyone a ride. Remember, not all disabilities or medical conditions that prevent someone from safely wearing a non-medical mask are visible.
@hsr will begin to increase bus capacity to two-thirds and will continue to add supplemental service on busier routes to help minimize crowding and potential customer pass-bys. We are also installing polycarbonate driver compartment shields as an additional measure.
Earlier today, the province announced that licensed child care centres may begin to reopen on Friday, June 12. All centres will be required to meet additional requirements to safely reopen including enhanced cleaning, mandatory screening of staff and children...
...limitations on visitors, and ensuring they have a COVID-19 response plan in place.
We will work closely with our child care operators to gradually reopen child care centres across the city, assess and monitor the demand for child care, and keep families updated.
Emergency child care that has been available to frontline essential workers since late March will wind down effective June 26. Families served through emergency child care will be supported by service system managers to return to their previous arrangement, or finding new space.
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COVID-19 vaccine appointments are now available for Black and other racialized populations/people of colour ages 18+ who live in postal codes L9C, L8W, L8L, L8N and L9K at the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at FIRSTONTARIO CENTRE, Friday to Sunday this coming week.
For an appointment at FirstOntario Centre, or another clinic location depending on availability of vaccine, please call the Public Health Services COVID-19 Hotline at 905-974-9848, option 7. This is a by-appointment-only clinic, walk-ins are not permitted.
Proof of address must be shown when arriving for an appointment if eligibility is due to a hot spot address. Due to potential call volumes expected at the call centre, we ask that those who are calling for an appointment are patient and call back if the lines are busy.
With cases of COVID-19 on the rise in #HamOnt and across Ontario, Hamilton’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, is echoing the announcement made by Premier Doug Ford earlier today and recommending that residents move away from the concept of the “social circle”
and limit close interactions to those within their households.
Trends in COVID-19 cases in Hamilton are showing that the virus is most commonly being transmitted at private social gatherings, in situations where people are not practicing appropriate physical distancing,
and when people are not wearing masks indoors or in other settings where physical distancing is a challenge.
With businesses and schools reopening, and many residents returning to work, the concept of a social circle no longer reflects the reality of our daily lives,
The City of Hamilton is advising residents that an employee working at the Flamborough Municipal Service Centre (MSC) has tested positive for COVID-19.
Hamilton Public Health Services notified the City of the positive test result late this afternoon. The employee is currently self-isolating and Public Health Services is in the process of completing contact tracing to ensure all close contacts also self-isolate.
The City of Hamilton extends its best wishes to the employee and hopes for a speedy recovery.
Hamilton healthcare providers understand the need for timely COVID-19 testing and are working collaboratively to meet a significant increase in demand.
Visits to testing centres have doubled in recent weeks to approximately 1000 people per day.
Yesterday, calls to Hamilton Public Health Services booking line jumped to 3000 calls, compared to approximately 1000 calls two weeks ago.
In order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and accommodate faster testing for symptomatic individuals and close contacts of confirmed cases, we are asking people to please book an appointment. Walk-ins will not be guaranteed an immediate test & may need to schedule an appointment.
Due to the nature of the employee’s position working closely with the public, the City of Hamilton is advising that it has been notified that one of its Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) bus operators has tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee last worked on Route #5 Delaware Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Public Health advises there is low risk to the public, however the City decided to advise the public out of an abundance of caution.
The employee notified the City over the weekend after testing positive. The operator and any others they may have come in contact with are currently self-isolating at home.
The operator is at home recovering and the City extends its best wishes to the employee and hopes for...
The City of Hamilton is providing some additional updates as part of the City’s continued efforts for a gradual, safe and measured reopening of municipal facilities and the restart of programs and services.
The City of Hamilton owns several facilities where external user groups typically operate and offer various types of programming...
...The City is working closely with these groups to ensure reopenings in these facilities are safe and meet all of the health and safety requirements before programming may resume. As we continue our efforts to safely reopen facilities, the Emergency Operations Centre will...