Chief medical officer David Williams is up now speaking about recent public health trends and school closures. #onpoli
Numbers rising in the north too, Dr. Williams says, with 7 northern regions all asking to remain in lockdown with the south. #onpoli
Ontario is also expanding eligibility for the ministry's emergency child care program for a broader number of frontline health and safety workers.
"It's a sad day," says Dirk Huyer, coordinator of the province's outbreak response.
Williams says the province is looking at doing more in schools: "What are the further steps to put walls around our schools?"
"Covid doesn't allow us certainty right now," Dr. Huyer says. "When we make plans, we don't always see what we hoped to happen." Today marks highest cases/deaths so far in pandemic. #onpoli
So sounds like Education Minister @Sflecce is going to be making some announcements soon about changes to schools. Nothing scheduled for today. #onpoli
"This is frustrating for everybody," says Dr. Huyer. Despite lockdown, numbers keep going up, he says.
"What would be a curfew and how does it work?...How are you going to enforce a curfew?" Williams says. He says Ontario is considering it, Ford is speaking to Legault today (there is a first ministers meeting with the PM.) #onpoli
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