As the government eases restrictions this week in three areas of the province, with more regions to follow, experts say there’s no question that Ontario will experience a third wave of COVID-19. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
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“Preventing a third wave is all about just reacting very quickly to increases in cases, and Ontario has shown that they’re not willing to react quickly,” said Dionne Aleman, a University of Toronto professor. "A third wave will absolutely be inevitable.” thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Other variables such as variants of the virus and the delayed rollout of vaccines could also play a part as we ease out of the current lockdown, which began provincewide on Jan. 14. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“You have to be very careful at this point right now with the variants emerging out into other countries like Canada, like the U.S. and even in the U.K. to some extent still,” said Dr. Gerald Evans. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…

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