Ontario Outlines Steps to Cautiously and Gradually Ease Public Health Measures
This thread outlines the changes announced by the provincial government this morning.
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news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…
This thread outlines the changes announced by the provincial government this morning.
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news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…
2/16
With key public health and health care indicators starting to show signs of improvement, the Ontario government released details of steps to cautiously and gradually ease public health measures, starting on Jan 31st, 2022
With key public health and health care indicators starting to show signs of improvement, the Ontario government released details of steps to cautiously and gradually ease public health measures, starting on Jan 31st, 2022
3/16
In the absence of concerning trends in public health and health care indicators, Ontario will follow a cautious and phased approach to lifting public health measures, with 21 days between each step.
In the absence of concerning trends in public health and health care indicators, Ontario will follow a cautious and phased approach to lifting public health measures, with 21 days between each step.
4/16
Effective January 31, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.
Increasing social gathering limits to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
Increasing or maintaining capacity limits at 50 percent in indoor public settings, including but not limited to:
Effective January 31, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.
Increasing social gathering limits to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
Increasing or maintaining capacity limits at 50 percent in indoor public settings, including but not limited to:
5/16
Restaurants, bars, and other food or drink establishments without dance facilities;
Retailers (including grocery stores and pharmacies)
Shopping malls;
Non-spectator areas of sports and recreational fitness facilities, including gyms;
Cinemas;
Restaurants, bars, and other food or drink establishments without dance facilities;
Retailers (including grocery stores and pharmacies)
Shopping malls;
Non-spectator areas of sports and recreational fitness facilities, including gyms;
Cinemas;
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Meeting and event spaces;
Recreational amenities and amusement parks, including water parks;
Museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, and similar attractions; and
Casinos, bingo halls, and other gaming establishments
Religious services, rites, or ceremonies.
Meeting and event spaces;
Recreational amenities and amusement parks, including water parks;
Museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, and similar attractions; and
Casinos, bingo halls, and other gaming establishments
Religious services, rites, or ceremonies.
7/16
Allowing spectator areas of facilities such as sporting events, concert venues, and theatres to operate at 50 percent seated capacity or 500 people, whichever is less.
Enhanced proof of vaccination and other requirements would continue to apply in existing settings.
Allowing spectator areas of facilities such as sporting events, concert venues, and theatres to operate at 50 percent seated capacity or 500 people, whichever is less.
Enhanced proof of vaccination and other requirements would continue to apply in existing settings.
8/16
Effective February 21, 2022, Ontario will lift public health measures, including:
Increasing social gathering limits to 25 people indoors and 100 people outdoors.
Effective February 21, 2022, Ontario will lift public health measures, including:
Increasing social gathering limits to 25 people indoors and 100 people outdoors.
9/16
Removing capacity limits in indoor public settings where proof of vaccination is required, including but not limited to restaurants, indoor sports, and recreational facilities, cinemas, as well as other settings that choose to opt-in to proof of vaccination requirements.
Removing capacity limits in indoor public settings where proof of vaccination is required, including but not limited to restaurants, indoor sports, and recreational facilities, cinemas, as well as other settings that choose to opt-in to proof of vaccination requirements.
10/16
Permitting spectator capacity at sporting events, concert venues, and theatres at 50 percent capacity.
Limiting capacity in most remaining indoor public settings where proof of vaccination is not required to the number of people that can maintain two meters.
Permitting spectator capacity at sporting events, concert venues, and theatres at 50 percent capacity.
Limiting capacity in most remaining indoor public settings where proof of vaccination is not required to the number of people that can maintain two meters.
11/16
Indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies are limited to the number that can maintain two meters of physical distance, with no limit if proof of vaccination is required.
Indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies are limited to the number that can maintain two meters of physical distance, with no limit if proof of vaccination is required.
12/16
Increasing indoor capacity limits to 25 percent in the remaining higher-risk settings where proof of vaccination is required, including nightclubs, wedding receptions in meeting or event spaces where there is dancing, as well as bathhouses and sex clubs.
Increasing indoor capacity limits to 25 percent in the remaining higher-risk settings where proof of vaccination is required, including nightclubs, wedding receptions in meeting or event spaces where there is dancing, as well as bathhouses and sex clubs.
13/16
Enhanced proof of vaccination and other requirements would continue to apply in existing settings.
Enhanced proof of vaccination and other requirements would continue to apply in existing settings.
14/16
Effective March 14, 2022, Ontario will take additional steps to ease public health measures, including:
Lifting capacity limits in all indoor public settings. Proof of vaccination will be maintained in existing settings in addition to other regular measures.
Effective March 14, 2022, Ontario will take additional steps to ease public health measures, including:
Lifting capacity limits in all indoor public settings. Proof of vaccination will be maintained in existing settings in addition to other regular measures.
15/16
Lifting remaining capacity limits on religious services, rites, or ceremonies.
Increase social gathering limits to 50 people indoors with no limits for outdoor gatherings.
Lifting remaining capacity limits on religious services, rites, or ceremonies.
Increase social gathering limits to 50 people indoors with no limits for outdoor gatherings.
16/16
To manage COVID-19 over the long term, local and regional responses by public health units may be deployed based on local context and conditions.
Source: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…
To manage COVID-19 over the long term, local and regional responses by public health units may be deployed based on local context and conditions.
Source: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…
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