At today's city briefing, Tory says he's asked Dr. Eileen de Villa if more needs to be done to save lives. Toronto is set to enter less restrictive stage of re-opening this Saturday. Tory says consultations also include with city lawyers. Says we can expect to hear more tomorrow
Over the weekend, we saw Peel Region's medical officer direct and recommend further restrictions under the new modified stage two (different than the old modified stage 2 Toronto is currently in) to prevent virus spread. Ford earlier told reporters he supports that move
“We’re going to communicate and make sure that we’re all on the same page at the end of the day," Ford said of Toronto when @l_stone asked what Toronto can do if they aren't ready for further re-opening
More Ford: “Dr. de Villa has the authority and the power to change things if she’s not comfortable.”
As @dmrider has already reported, city is launching an immunization task force to help with roll-out in anticipation of a publicly-available vaccine thestar.com/news/city_hall…
New cases in Toronto: 504. 1,350 new cases in last three days, Dr. de Villa says. She says theses are the most concerning numbers she's seen since the pandemic started.
De Villa: “500 confirmed cases in one day is not a number that can be ignored or rationalized. We’re in a high risk situation. It is not time to panic, but it is time to act.”
Early story: "We’re in a high-risk situation": As COVID-19 cases reach record levels, Toronto prepares for reopening thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…
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