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On March 15, 2020, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) ordered the closure of all provincial casinos. [1] On March 17, 2020, Premier Ford declared a provincial state of emergency, prohibiting public gatherings larger than 50 people, and ordering the closure of all schools, child care services, libraries, indoor recreation facilities, dine-in bars and restaurants, and all cinemas ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario was a viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 , a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Canada was announced on January 25, 2020, involving a traveller who had recently returned to Toronto from travel in China , including ...
Flattening the curve is a public health strategy to slow down the spread of an epidemic, used against the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The curve being flattened is the epidemic curve, a visual representation of the number of infected people needing health care over time. During an epidemic, a health care ...
Social distancing, or physical distancing, [2] [3] [4] is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other.
Families in Ontario's hotspots are being told not to go trick-or-treating this year, and some say the guidance conflicts with other provincial measures.
Conservation officers are empowered to: stop and/or inspect a vehicle, boat or aircraft, inspect firearms, ammunition, fish or game, inspect buildings or other places, search with a warrant, and in circumstances requiring immediate action, without one, seize items related to an offence, ask questions relevant to the inspection and arrest anyone ...
All of us can stop the spread of invasive species. Learn more by participating in the 2024 New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW), June 3 - 9, 2024.
The measures followed a continued uptick in new cases in hotspots in the province of Ontario. [78] On October 19, outbreaks were announced at St. Joseph's Health Centre and Toronto Western Hospital. [79] On the same day, Ontario and Toronto government representatives recommended against trick-or-treating for Halloween. [80]