Images posted to social media show huge crowds lining the streets and cars performing stunt. Nov. 25, 2020:Adam Skelly, who owns Adamson Barbecue, is arrested after opening his restaurant for indoor dining, ignoring COVID-19 restrictions put in place by the province. Sept. 17, 2020:Ford reduces the number of people allowed at private gathering limits to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors in Toronto, Peel Region and Ottawa. The province also extends the list of non-essential businesses that must close, including non-critical industrial construction projects. March 20, 2020:An outbreak is declared at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon. Oct. 5, 2020:Ford rejects calls for indoor dining to be ordered closed at restaurants in some areas of the province amid rising coronaviruscases, saying there isnt enough evidence to make such a decision. [citation needed], Some include total movement control while others have enforced restrictions based on time. Apr. 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. Retail stores will be limited to 50% capacity in. 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. Mar. The lockdown was initially to end on 21 December 2020, but was subsequently extended until 31 January 2021, though with a few of the restrictions relaxed, such as children in kindergartens and in grades 1-4 being able to attend in-person classes from January 2021. Oct. 11, 2020:Hamilton public health officials link 47 cases to an outbreak at a spin studio in the city. Child care centres will remain open for the duration of the lockdown, the government said. Feb. 17, 2021: The medical officers of health for Toronto and Peel Region send a letter to the province requesting that their respective municipalities remain in shutdown until at least March 9. He tested positive for the virus after coming in close contact with another positive case. Oct. 25, 2020:A 21-year-old man dies after being shot in a parking lot outside an east-end LCBO following an argument inside the store. "[53] Retrospective evaluation of lockdowns and computer modeling has verified that they have significantly contributed to reducing mortality and morbidity from COVID-19. Sept. 29, 2020:Canada signs deal to buy up to 7.9 million rapidcoronavirusrapid point of care tests, pending approval from health officials. [38] Another study from Yale University found that most social distancing was voluntary, driven primarily by "media coverage of morbidity and mortality. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario may refer to: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario (2020) Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario (2021) Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario (2022) This article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). The table does not contain: The pandemic has resulted in the largest number of shutdowns/lockdowns worldwide at the same time in history. July 13, 2020:Ontario announces some of the province will enter Stage 3 of the second phase of its recovery plan on July 17. Apr. READ MORE: March 12, 2020:Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that publicly funded schools across the province will be closed for two weeks following March break. Jan. 7, 2021:Three days after a letter from Lecce is emailed to parents stating that kids will return to elementary school. The provinces chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, denies responsibility for the shortcoming. 20, 2021: Ontario Hockey League officially cancels the 2020-21 season, quashing any hopes it could at least salvage a shortened season. Ontario on Thursday will begin a four-week stay-at-home order and close in-store shopping for non-essential retailers, Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday, as the Canadian province battles a. Premier Doug. Apr. 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. June 24, 2020:Ontario government extends emergency orders until July 15. 11, 2021: Ford comes under fire for remarks he made in Queens Park suggesting an Indigenous MPP jumped the line to get his COVID-19vaccine. 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Mar. For the province's more populous regions, located in southern Ontario, the lockdown will last at least 28 days until Jan. 23. In many cases, only essential businesses are allowed to remain open. "This difficult action is without a doubt necessary to save lives and prevent our hospitals from being overwhelmed in the coming weeks," Premier Doug Ford said Monday. Oct. 6, 2020:Christopher Saccoccia, also known as Chris Sky, and 34-year-old Jennifer Saccoccia are both charged with failure to comply with an order prohibiting or subjecting to any condition the entry into Canada. A key difference between the situation in December and current third wave is that those Ontarians most vulnerable to dying of COVID-19 residents of long-term care have largely been vaccinated against the disease. [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. Apr. July 29, 2020: Ontario government says Toronto and Peel Region can finally move intoStage 3of the provinces reopening plan on July 31. March 27, 2020:The Ford government issues an emergency alert to peoples phones in an attempt to warn recent travellers to self-isolate for 14 days. (Andrew Lee/CBC) Starting Saturday, Ottawa will be joining the rest of. Feb. 14, 2021: Ontario updates its list of priority groups for COVID-19 vaccines to include people over the age of 79, all indigenous adults and adults receiving in-home care for chronic illnesses to name a few. March 18: Canada. [14][23] The relatively high number of cases and deaths in Sweden, which has kept much of its society open during the pandemic, when compared to its neighbours with comparable demographics Norway, Denmark and Finland that did enforce lockdowns, is thought to be at least partly attributable to this difference in policy. April 8, 2020:Ontario reports 550 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 21 more deaths, bringing the provincial totals to 5,276 cases and 174 deaths. Dec. 11, 2020:A Peterborough man who spent more than eight months at Peterborough Regional Health Centre fightingCOVID-19 is discharged from hospital. Hardware stores and pet stores can only remain open for curbside pickup. Nov. 3, 2020:The province introduces a new five-tiered, colour-coded system for determining how it will regulate areas when during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move for all public health units willtake effect on Saturdayunder what the government has called its "emergency brake" provisions. worth millions traced to one man, You could be fined over $100 in Ontario if your licence plate looks like this, Canadians stuck with worthless gift cards as Bed Bath & Beyond shutters its stores, Ontario woman 'shocked' when denied insurance refund after husband dies before vacation, Is No Frills, Food Basics or Sobeys cheaper? Aug. 20, 2020:Ford government announces it is extending the emergency pandemic orders until Sept. 22. The proposed regulatory changes announced today would temporarily expand the definition of a public health lockdown order to also include provincial orders . Dec. 29, 2020:The Ontario government says it expects to vaccinate approximately 8.5 million people by the end of June againstCOVID-19. May 8, 2021: Ontario government expands access to Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTechs COVID-19vaccines for those 18 and older at select pharmacies in hot spot communities. [73][bettersourceneeded], UN Women warned in an April 2020 report that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions exacerbate gender inequalities and have led to an increase in domestic violence. April 28, 2020: Ontarioreports525 new cases of the novelcoronavirus bringing the provincial total to 15,381 cases. Apr. Toronto and Peel Region are moving into "lockdown" effective at 12:01 a.m. Monday as Ontario tries to curb a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, Premier Doug Ford announced Friday. Mar. 1, 2021: Lecce says schools will remain open as they are critical for mental health and learning. He also previously said the April Break will go ahead as planned. "This kind of strong stand against the virus is needed to save lives and to protect the health of each and every one of the residents of our city and of our province," Tory said. Anyone who travels within Canada during the province-wide shutdown is being asked to self-isolate upon their return to Ontario. 2, 2021: Elliott says Ontario will follow the advice of a national panel that recommended against using the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca on people aged 65 and older. Her husband catches the virus from her, becoming the first case of human-to-human transmission in the province. 12, 2021: An Amazon facility in Brampton closes after it is connected to more than 600 COVID-19 cases in an outbreak which first began in October 2020. 2021: A 13-year-old Brampton girl dies after testing positive for COVID-19, becoming one of the youngest victims of the virus in Ontario. July 30, 2020: Ontario governmentsays come September, elementary students will be in the classroom five days a week while most secondary students will be in at least 50 per cent of the time. Mar. The 294 cases are the lowest increase daily increase announced since March 31. Dec. 29, 2020:The province reports 2,553 new positive tests for COVID-19, raising the total number of cases in Ontario to 175,908. The province announces 1,042 new cases, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 70,373. [citation needed] To achieve a balance between restrictions and normal life, the WHO recommends a response to the pandemic that consists of strict personal hygiene, effective contact tracing, and isolating when ill.[7][bettersourceneeded]. During the lockdown, no indoor public events or social gatherings will be allowed, except with members of the same household. Mar. Oct. 10, 2020:Seven new COVID-19-related deaths are announced, bringing the provincial death toll to 3,004. Apr. The Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand-Norfolk, Lambton and Windsor-Essex are left in Stage 2. July 16, 2020: The province most emergency orders until July 29. Nov. 12, 2020:The province reports 1,575 new cases ofcoronavirus, a new record and also the first time Ontario has reported more than 1,500 cases in one day. Toronto, Peel and Windsor remain in Phase 1 however. Feb. 28, 2021: The province announces 1,062 cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 300,816. May 7, 2021: Trudeau pushes back against Ontarios ongoing calls for tighter travel restrictions, saying finger-pointing wont help Ontarians as the province grapples with the third wave of COVID-19. Schools in Ontario's hotspots, including. comes under fire after it is revealed that vaccines were given to non-staff or residents. June 2, 2020:Ontarios state of emergency extended by 28 days but Premier Doug Ford insists that does not mean the provinces reopening will necessarily be put on hold during that time. non-critical industrial construction projects. The motivations for and sizes of these protests have varied. 22, 2021: The province announces that Ontarians over the age of 75 can start booking appointments in areas which have not already allowed them to do so. These changes follow signs that the highly-contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be . 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. "[39], On the other hand, some studies have argued[13][40] that coercive measures probably decreased interactions, while accepting that most of the reduction may have been voluntary. Nov. 6, 2020:The province releases an updated list of which areas are placed in which zones in its new coronavirus system. The count of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario schools for last week was the highest weekly total since the pandemic began. 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. 23, 2021: Peel Regional Police say an Edmonton man was charged after allegedly presenting a fake negative COVID-19test at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The lockdown will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 26 and remain in place until at least Jan. 23, 2021 in the 27 public health units that comprise southern Ontario, the government says. If an internal link incorrectly led you . This will probably be the last provincewide lockdown before enough people are vaccinated, Dilkens predicted. May 10, 2021: Ontario government announces COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will soon be expanded to people with at-risk health conditions, people who cannot work from home (Group 2) and people aged 40 and older in non-hot spot communities. 10, 2021: The province announces that 325 pharmacies in Toronto, Windsor-Essex, and Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington will begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations using the newly-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. [519] Examples of online teaching tools are podcasts, videos, and virtual classrooms. March 11, 2020:A 77-year-old Barrie man dies, becoming Ontarios first death attributed to COVID-19. March 16, 2020:The province recommends the closure of all recreation programs, libraries, private schools, daycares, and churches and other faith settings, as well as bars and restaurants, except those that offer takeout or delivery. May 2, 2021: The province announces all adults 18 and older living in any of 114 designated hot spot postal codes will be able to book their shots on May 3. Toronto, York, Peel and North Bay-Parry Sound remain in lockdown. This is who's eligible, Need a refresher? May 6, 2021: Ornge air ambulance, the organization in charge of patient transfers, says it transferred 1,125COVID-19patients in ICUs across Ontario in April and another 183 patients from May 1 to May 5. [3][failed verification], Research and case studies have shown that lockdowns were generally effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19, therefore flattening the curve. June 24, 2020: Most of the region of Windsor-Essex will be allowed to move into Stage 2. of Ontarios recovery plan. May 27, 2020: Ontario government says it is extending all current emergency orders until June 9. May 26, 2020:Canadian Armed Forces teams deployed to five of the provinces worst-hit long-term care homes to help control COVID-19 raise concerns about each facility, describing the care as ranging from below best practices to borderline abusive, if not abusive and worse, documents obtained by Global News show. May 5, 2021: Policesay they have charged a man at Toronto Pearson International Airport after he allegedly used a fraudulent COVID-19 document. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Ontario, Canada implemented a provincewide emergency break on April 3 as a result of a surge in case numbers and COVID-19 hospitalizations across the province. March 17: Ontario and Alberta declare states of emergency.
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