The Doug Ford government is considering introducing tougher COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario continues to see record-breaking daily new cases.
Sources told CTV News Toronto Sunday that Premier Doug Ford met with his cabinet to discuss possible measures to preserve hospital capacity and keep schools open amid the spread of the Omicron variant.
Among new restrictions being considered include banning indoor dining, lowering indoor (from 10 people to 5 and they should be fully vaccinated) and outdoor gathering limits, and decreasing capacity at essential retail to 50 per cent and 25 per cent for non-essential retail, sources said.
The government, sources said, is also considering putting limits on gyms and personal care services as well as banquet halls and weddings.
In addition, the province is looking into cancelling ticketed events.
If the measures are approved, the government is planning to implement them as early as Wednesday and will be in place for three weeks before they are reassessed, sources said.
The cabinet meeting is being held the same day as Ontario reported more than 16,000 new cases of COVID-19. On Saturday, the province set a record for the number of new daily infections with more than 18,000.
Officials have advised that due to testing limitations, the numbers are an underestimate.
Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist, told CTV News Channel Sunday evening that the restrictions being considered should have been enforced last month.
“We needed some of them in December and I think that would have actually really kept the lid on things. Now, these restrictions are only going to sort of scrape away at the bigger problem that we have — incredibly out of control transmission right now,” Furness said.
“So, trying to negotiate with the virus with capacity limits, I don’t think it’s going to accomplish very much. At the same time, I know people don’t have an appetite for proper closures, which is what would be needed. So, we’re in a pretty difficult place.”
Hahahahaha…its obvious that the government and its health “expert” overlords have no idea what they are doing. Nothing will stop the spread. Nothing will slow the spread. Its not possible. Not boosters. Not “vaccines”. Not mask. Not social distancing. Not shutting down the economy.
So you close restaurants. Businesses that required proof of “vaccination” to enter. Sooo, “vaccine” passports are not effective in Stopping the spread? That is what I am seeing here. Gyms, same thing. So what does this accomplish other than put more people out of work. Force businesses to shut their doors permanently.
People still have to work. Most work with other people. Families still live in the same house. People need to buy food. They take public transit. Fly on planes. Drive in cars.
If its all about keeping people out of the hospital, then “vaccination” should have been the answer. Soo, keeping people out of the hospital is no longer the goal? Why even get “vaccinated”? What is the point of that?
Why is there a limit on hospital beds anyway? Is it impossible to build more? Is there some sort of restriction on how many beds a hospital can have?
Look. Its over. Anything the government does now will only make things worse. We need to get on with our lives and live with this thing. Hiding is not an option. Immunity is our only hope and getting immunity means getting infected.
The more cases is a good thing. Once we reach herd immunity, the virus will just fade away.
Looks like a deer caught in the headlights. Doug, nobody cares anymore.
Maybe your speech writers should not use such big words?