This also pushes the total number of cases past the 50,000 mark. If we fail to action now, the consequences could becatastrophic. Here's who's impacted, 'We are on the right track:' Toronto formally ends municipal state of emergency after 777 days, Local medical officers of health pen letter to Ontario's top doctor asking for mask mandates back, Ontario Liberals pledge to add COVID-19 vaccine to school immunization list, Nearly half of eligible Toronto residents have now received a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. 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Jan. 12, 2021:Ford announces schools in the provinces COVID-19 hotspot regions (Windsor-Essex, Peel, Toronto, York and Hamilton) will remain closed to in-class instruction until at least Feb. 10. The previous peak of 420 came in mid-January, during the height of the second wave of the pandemic. 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. [15] This includes an Imperial College projection, led by epidemiologist Neil Ferguson. Elliott says the increase in cases is in part due to a lengthened period of data collection. What follows is a timeline of major events since the outbreak began: Jan. 25, 2020: The first presumptive case is reported in Ontario (and Canada) when a man in his 50s, who came from Wuhan, China, feels minor symptoms. July 6, 2020: Ford announces Kingsville and Leamington, Ont., will move to Stage 2 the following day. Apr. With files by Mike Crawley and Hannah Thibedeau, Audience Relations, CBC P.O. 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. Dec. 8, 2020:Elliott says residents who get a COVID-19vaccine will be issued proof they received a shot which may be necessary to avoid some restrictions. July 1, 2020:Province asks school boards to consider starting the school year earlier than normal. 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. 15, 2021: Nearly 100,000 Ontarians aged 80 and older book COVID-19 vaccine appointments as the province launches its online portal with some glitches. 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June 11, 2020:Province announces cautious restart plan to allow visitors back into the provinces long-term care homes beginning June 18. The table does not contain: The pandemic has resulted in the largest number of shutdowns/lockdowns worldwide at the same time in history. The following Monday, retail stores with a street entrance will be allowed to provide curbside pick up and delivery only. [59][60], While arguing in August 2020 for the need for further lockdowns in the United States, physicians Ranu Dhillon and Abraar Karan argued for "smarter lockdowns" that impose restrictions on areas with high levels of transmission, and to increase support to vulnerable populations in these locations to offset the economic costs. Feb. 3, 2021: Lecce announced that a large portion of students in southern Ontario who remain out of school will be allowed to return the following Monday. "Friends, we're facing a very, very serious situation," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on . Mar. Oct. 19, 2020: The province reports 704 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 65,075. If an internal link incorrectly led you . May 5, 2021: Policesay they have charged a man at Toronto Pearson International Airport after he allegedly used a fraudulent COVID-19 document. 22, 2021: AToronto policespokesperson tells Global News the service is reviewing a video posted on Facebook that appears to show two of its officers engaged in a verbal dispute with police in Aylmer, Ont., after officers in the town charged them and two others for violatingCOVID-19orders at a church. [22] Modelling on the United States pandemic suggested "the pandemic would have been almost completely suppressed from significantly taking off if the lockdown measures were implemented two weeks earlier" and that the second wave would have been less severe had the lockdown lasted another two weeks. 21, 2021: Fords office announces he is self-isolating after being in close contact with a staff member in his office who tested positive for COVID-19. By April 9, 29 residents, along with a spouse of a resident, would die of COVID-19 complications. [79][80][81], There have also been a number of protests worldwide in opposition to lockdowns, including in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and New Zealand. Windsor-Essex remains alone in Stage 1. 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. 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. By mid April, nearly 300 million people, or about 90 per cent of the population, were under some form of lockdown in the United States, with around 100 million in the Philippines and about 59 million in South Africa, while around 1.3 billion were under lockdown in India, which was the largest of all lockdowns. March 16: Canada announces it is closing its borders to non-Canadians, apart from Americans and a few other exceptions. Nov. 16, 2020: Ontario announces 1,487 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 95,496. TORONTO -- Ontario has declared its third state of emergency since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and will be implementing a provincewide stay-at-home order as of Thursday. April 3, 2020:The province releases its first projections, saying there could be just under 1,600 COVID-19 deaths and 80,000 cases by the end of April if the current measures in place are upheld. Mar. 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. 27, 2021: The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario issues a statement saying recent government decisions to loosen dining restrictions as well as allow personal care services to open threatens the provinces health-care system and in-person learning. "[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. 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. The provinces chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, denies responsibility for the shortcoming. "The lockdowns" redirects here. This is who's eligible, Need a refresher? One person arrested for slapping police horse during Maple Leafs celebrations, Flip phones and partying on Yonge Street: Look at Toronto the last time the Leafs won a playoff series, 'A lot of frustration:' Popular online learning platform to be phased out in Peel public schools, Warning from police after three die of overdose, Archives: When the Leafs last won a playoff series, Casino buy-ins in Ont. 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. [citation needed], Some include total movement control while others have enforced restrictions based on time. She becomes the first case to be resolved in Ontario (and Canada). 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? Jan. 8, 2021:Tendercare Living Centre in Toronto reports two more deaths bringing the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the long-term care home to 73. 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. July 29, 2020: Ontario government says Toronto and Peel Region can finally move intoStage 3of the provinces reopening plan on July 31. 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. provincial totals to 5,276 cases and 174 deaths, state of emergency for another four weeks, bringing provincial totals to 10,010 and 514, respectively, the provinces first stage of its Phase 2: Restart., Ontario governmentsays an in-class school year, reports 412 new cases of novel coronavirus, Thousands of people gather in Trinity Bellwoods Park, Canadian Armed Forces teams deployed to five of the provinces, announces that chiropractors, dentists, massage therapists, optometrists, homeopaths and psychologists, Province announces cautious restart plan, Ontario government extends all current emergency orders, Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates, Huge crowds take over the Town of Wasaga Beach, rejects calls for indoor dining to be ordered closed, shot in a parking lot outside an east-end LCBO, introduces a new five-tiered, colour-coded system, a child and youth worker at a Toronto school, Peterborough man who spent more than eight months, first to receive Pfizers vaccine in Toronto, urging the government to implement a four-week lockdown, emergency meeting with health officials from across the province, bringing the provincial total number of COVID-19 cases to 151,257, of 13,200 vaccines have been administered in Ontario, says it expects to vaccinate approximately 8.5 million people, says it is prioritizing long-term care homes, province reaches 5,012 after 29 more deaths, Woolwich church allegedly held an in-person service, regional public health officials ask the province, first known case of the South African coronavirus variant in Mississauga, updates its list of priority groups for COVID-19 vaccines, medical officers of health for Toronto and Peel Region, announces that an online booking system and service desk will, pandemic will likely [recede] in the summer, commission is told the province had no updated plan, will follow the advice of a national panel, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto launches an initiative, Ontarians aged 80 and older book COVID-19 vaccine appointments, charged after allegedly presenting a fake negative COVID-19, Ontario Public School Board Association issues, receives a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19, medical officers for three of Ontarios major COVID-19 hotspots, Peel, Toronto and Guelphs medical officers of health, receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19vaccine, announces that Ontario students will be staying in remote learning, continue to insist the provincesCOVID-19vaccine rollout, says six people were mistakenly injected with saline, COVID-19 Science Advisory Table recommends, girl dies after testing positive for COVID-19, states that education workers across the province, announces all adults 18 and older living in any of 114 designated hot spot postal codes, remained open in defiance of the provinces stay-at-home order, a Kingston construction site spreads to a total of 61 people, Trudeau pushes back against Ontarios ongoing calls, expands access to Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTechs COVID-19vaccines, A doctors new sidekick? Jan. 6, 2021:The province announces 3,266 new positive tests for the coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 200,626. Hamilton joined the grey zone of the province's tiered COVID-19 framework on Monday. May 19, 2020:TheOntario governmentsays an in-class school year will not be able to recommence during the coronavirus pandemic, however, online learning will continue. 23, 2021: Peel Regional Police say an Edmonton man was charged after allegedly presenting a fake negative COVID-19test at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Ontario has reportedan average of about 2,300 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the past week. [41] One widely cited economic simulation asserting that shelter-in-place orders reduced total cases three-fold, however, held voluntary distancing constant. 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. 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. 15, 2020:Ontario reports251 new cases of the novelcoronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 45,068. Jan. 7, 2021:The province announces it will allow the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators to play home games. Dec. 18, 2020:The province reports 2,290 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the provincial total number of COVID-19 cases to 151,257. 28, 2021:The Ford government announces that workers who have been impacted by COVID-19 will be able to access three paid sick days. March 17: Ontario and Alberta declare states of emergency. These restrictions were established with the intention to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Depending on the strictness of the definition for a lockdown; some sources such as. mr fog max pro twist bottom how to use; lewistown sentinel police report 2022; 1951 hudson hornet top speed Oct. 23, 2020: Ontarios independent commission into long-term care releases early recommendations for the Ford government to implement during the second wave of the pandemic. Feb. 25, 2021: A public commission is told the province had no updated plan for dealing with a pandemic whenCOVID-19 began cutting a deadly swath through Ontario last spring. Apr. Jan. 19, 2021:Doug Ford issues plea to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden for help in obtaining more Pfizer COVID-19vaccines amid a shortage of doses in Canada. [16][17][18][19][20], There is disagreement about the size of the effect of lockdowns on COVID-19 mortality. The lockdown was suspended on 28, 29, 30 December 2020 and 4 January 2021, Lockdown was extended to areas under high risk COVID-19 zones, In most Luzon areas only, except Metro Manila and selected areas of Luzon are on high risk COVID-19 zones, Lockdown was extended to Metro Manila and remaining areas of Luzon, Applies for mandatory holidays and further measures in each. Apr. June 9, 2020:Province announces daycares can open the following Friday although few, if any, are able to given the short notice and lengthy set of adjustments needed. 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. Once again, we've been given a timeline of "at least . 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. We went to find out, Toronto seniors lose $16K, left with large hole in roof in door-to-door scam, Thousands of people to face planned power outage this weekend. 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. For lockdowns as a whole, see, Restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. Today's count is the highest in the province since January 22 when 2,662 cases were detected. 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