One of those two studies, by Flaxman et al., has been criticized, among other things for having a country-specific adjustment factor, without which the model would predict a massive number of deaths for Sweden. March 30, 2020:The province orders the shutdown of all outdoor amenities while also extending the emergency order through April 12. [55][56] The Swedish government's approach has included minimal restrictions and has been controversial in part due to the relatively high death toll due to widespread transmission. An analysis of an outbreak in northern Italy found that an effective reduction in community transmission occurred during a strict national lockdown, and that earlier less stringent measures were ineffective at reducing mobility to a level low enough to reduce the spread of COVID-19. [66][67][68], Some researchers have noted that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have come with mental health costs, compounded by those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic itself. Today's count is the highest in the province since January 22 when 2,662 cases were detected. Mar. Government says that it cut back on administering doses over holidays to prevent staffing shortages in hospitals and long-term-care homes. Stage 3 lockdown imposed on 8 July; Stage 4 lockdown imposed on 2 August 2020, End-date of lockdown is subject to the vaccine rollout. [77] There was a general agreement, at least in some economic circles, that "severe lockdowns including closing non-essential businesses and strict limitations on people's movement are likely to be better for the economy in the medium term than less aggressive measures". Nov. 20, 2020: Ontario reports 1,418 new cases of coronavirus, as the province surpasses 100,000 cumulative cases, bringing the provincial total to 100,790. Jan. 9, 2021:Lecce announces expanded list of essential workers eligible for free child care while also announcing that students with special needs who cannot learn remotely will be back in the classroom. Schools are to continue as normal next week, though the cabinet has not yet decided what will happenafter spring break, which takes place the week of April 12, the sources said. "I support Premier Ford's decision and I thank him and his cabinet and his caucus for making the difficult but absolutely necessary decision that they made today.". Dec. 29, 2020:With the public in an Ontario-wide lockdown, it learns that Finance Minister Rod Phillips is vacationing in St. Barts. June 24, 2020: Most of the region of Windsor-Essex will be allowed to move into Stage 2. of Ontarios recovery plan. Ontario will officially remain in lockdown for at least two more weeks after the government's current stay-at-home order expires on May 19, Premier Doug Ford has announced. The province also re-enters a lockdown that shutters non-essential businesses and closes schools to in-person learning for at least two weeks. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions colloquially known as lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, cordons sanitaires and similar societal restrictions) have been implemented in numerous countries and territories around the world. [65] Centralization of power by political leadership in Hungary, Poland, China and Cambodia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been cited as examples. The death toll in the province reaches 2,672. 26. Jan. 5, 2021:The Ontario government says it is prioritizing long-term care homes in hotspot regions such as Toronto, Peel, York and Windsor-Essex for COVID-19 vaccinations as it hopes to vaccinate the workers by Jan. 21. Oct. 8, 2020:The province reports 797 new cases of the novel coronavirus. The Ontario government announced Thursday that a province-wide, four-week "emergency brake" lockdown will go into effect Saturday, April 3. June 8, 2020:Ontario announces that some regions of the province will enter Stage 2 of its COVID-19 recovery plan. Ontario will begin easing COVID-19 public health restrictions at the end of January, the government said Thursday, with a plan to lift most remaining measures by mid-March. The move for all public health units willtake effect on Saturdayunder what the government has called its "emergency brake" provisions. For the province's more populous regions, located in southern Ontario, the lockdown will last at least 28 days until Jan. 23. Oct. 9, 2020:Ontario is reporting 939 new cases ofcoronavirus. Students deserve to be in class, Lecce tweeted. Mar. 13, 2021: Family doctors in Toronto, Peel Region, Hamilton, Guelph, Peterborough, and Simcoe-Muskoka begin administering the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. [4][5][6] The World Health Organization's recommendation lockdowns is that they should be very brief, short-term measures to reorganize, regroup, rebalance resources, and protect health workers who are exhausted. Closures of all educational institutions, restaurants and other establishments, a ban on most cultural events, all excursions and forms of group tourism, children forbidden to participate in organized sports events, no "Stay at home order", described as a "soft" or "partial" lockdown and officially entered into force at 23:30 on 27 November. The announcement comes a day after he stated the opposite. The following Monday, retail stores with a street entrance will be allowed to provide curbside pick up and delivery only. Oct. 13, 2020:Ontario reports 746 new positive tests for the coronavirus. Nov. 18, 2020:It is announced that a child and youth worker at a Toronto school has died after contracting COVID-19. 7, 2021: The Ford government declares the provinces third state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic and is issuing a provincewide stay-at-home order. 26, 2021: The Ontario Public School Board Association issues letter to Stephen Lecce stating that teachers should be vaccinated as early as possible in order to keep kids in classrooms. This also pushes the total number of cases past the 50,000 mark. The provincial total now jumps to 250 active cases. June 15, 2020:Province announces that several regions including Durham, York, Hamilton, Sarnia-Lambton and Niagara are allowed to enter into Stage 2 of its recovery plan. He then calls 911 and is placed in isolation at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Sept. 8, 2020:Health Minister Christine Elliott announces a pause in loosening any more restrictions that have been put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Feb. 12, 2020:Ontario health officials clear the London woman of the novel coronavirus. June 30, 2020:Ontario reports 157 new cases of the novel, bringing the provincial total to 35,068. In doing so, it now has the dubious distinction of being the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak the province has seen since the pandemic began. Ontario imposes provincewide 'emergency brake' as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard, Use mobile vaccinations to reach Ontario's 75,000 homebound seniors, says COVID-19 science table, Ford says 'stay tuned' for announcement Thursday as Ontario's COVID-19 ICU admissions hit new high, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. [2] Although similar disease control measures have been used for hundreds of years, the scale of those implemented in the 2020s is thought to be unprecedented. The Ontario government has officially announced that a province-wide COVID-19 lockdown will go into effect on Boxing Day at 12:01 a.m. July 1, 2020:Province asks school boards to consider starting the school year earlier than normal. A total of 2,407 Ontarians have now suffered COVID-19-related deaths. How ChatGPT may change the role of physicians, Canada halts Sudan air evacuations amid dangerous conditions. Jan. 31, 2020:Ontarios third case of the new coronavirus is confirmed involving a London university student in her 20s who had travelled to China. The proposed regulatory changes announced today would temporarily expand the definition of a public health lockdown order to also include provincial orders . The rest of the province sees closures extended for two weeks while they will wait until Jan. 20 to find out future plans. March 23, 2020:Ford orders the closure of all non-essential businesses across the province for 14 days. Oct. 31, 2020:Ontario reports 1,015 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases across the province to 75,730. The provinces chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, denies responsibility for the shortcoming. The decision from Ford's cabinet on Wednesday followed the news that Ontario's hospitals have a record number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Dec. 18, 2020:Ford calls an emergency meeting with health officials from across the province to discuss ways to tackle rising hospitalizations from COVID-19 as infections surge. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30] Similarly, modelling on Australian data concluded that achieving zero community transmission through a strict lockdown lowers healthcare and economic costs compared to less stringent measures that allow transmission to continue, and warned that early relaxation of restrictions have greater costs. [1] By April 2020, about half of the world's population was under some form of lockdown, with more than 3.9billion people in more than 90 countries or territories having been asked or ordered to stay at home by their governments. Oct. 19, 2020: The province reports 704 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 65,075. 24, 2021: The Ontario government lays out a $186-billion spending plan which it says will fight COVID-19, help small businesses and support families. 30, 2021:Lecce states that education workers across the province will be eligible as early as the week of May 3. Teachers and faculty had to learn new ways to engage with students while in a COVID-19 pandemic. Canada, U.S. and Mexico looking to combat fentanyl overdose crisis together, provincial total now jumps to 250 active cases, An outbreak is declared at Pinecrest Nursing Home. During the lockdown, no indoor public events or social gatherings will be allowed, except with members of the same household. Jan. 20, 2021:Canada Post says 121 employees have tested positive for the coronavirus at their large Dixie Road facility since Jan. 1. Jan. 28, 2021: The COVID-19-related death toll across the province surpasses the 6,000 mark after 56 more deaths were reported. Sept. 28, 2020:Ford says the province is now officially in the second wave of thecoronavirus pandemic. Here's where you still need one, Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada, Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy | Accessibility, CTVNewsToronto.ca Managing Digital Producer, Published Monday, December 21, 2020 7:11AM EST, Last Updated Monday, December 21, 2020 7:21PM EST, Here's how long your region will be in lockdown, Full list of what's opened and closed during Ontario's lockdown, Maple Leafs advance to second round of playoffs for first time since 2004 after OT victory, 'A beacon of protection': Girl's death sparks training for judges in Ontario. Four days later, the province does an about face and extends online learning until Jan. 25. This is the 11th straight day the province has announced more than 1,000 new cases. March 12, 2020:Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that publicly funded schools across the province will be closed for two weeks following March break. [78], Both the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published statements noting the impact of the lockdowns on livelihoods and food security, and Dr David Nabarro, WHO Special Envoy on COVID-19 stated in October 2020 that "lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never ever belittle, and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer". It marks the first known case of the strain in Ontario. May 27, 2020:Province announces that chiropractors, dentists, massage therapists, optometrists, homeopaths and psychologists can see patients once each profession gets the go-ahead and receives guidelines from each respective governing authority.
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