A hint from Ontario’s Solicitor General that officials are working on a sector-by-sector reopening strategy for the province.
Sylvia Jones said Wednesday that experts with the Ministry of Health have suggested moving away from the regionalization approach with the argument that people are more likely to move from one location to another.
Premier Doug Ford has previously imposed business closures and other public health restrictions on a region-by-region basis, stating that a different approach is needed, given the different viral picture in some parts of the province.
Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday that Ontario plans to provide a full reopening plan very soon.
Hospitals Can Resume Surgeries
Also Wednesday, hospitals can now gradually resume non-emergency and non-urgent surgeries.
The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, gave the directive, provided facilities have the capacity to do so.
Ontario put the initial emergency order in effect on April 22 in response to a rising case of COVID-19 cases in the third wave.
