The New York Times published an article on Tuesday advocating for its readers to double up on masking as a method for extra protection against coronavirus.
“Double-masking isn’t necessary for everyone,” the article states, but it could be helpful “for people with thin or flimsy face coverings.”
Concludes elementary schools reopening will probably undermine any possible benefits from the partial lockdown in effect.
Japan will suspend the entry of all nonresident foreign nationals into the country as part of its efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
Albertans are experiencing something we would have thought was unthinkable just a few short months ago. The government of Alberta has made protesting the government itself illegal.
The province says police and bylaw officers will have the power to enforce the stay-at-home order and issue tickets to rule-breakers, but hasn’t given details on how that will play out.
Locked-down Britons are today questioning if the Covid crackdown has gone too far after a jogger was stopped by a marshal for ‘breathing heavily’, while a daughter was slapped with a £60 fine for visiting her dementia-suffering mother.
Ontario is reporting 2,961 cases of #COVID19 and over 50,900 tests completed. Locally, there are 738 new cases in Toronto, 536 in Peel, 245 in Windsor-Essex County, 219 in York Region and 171 in Hamilton.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 13, 2021
Ford government officials to publish ‘legal parameters’ of how to enforce new stay-at-home order
The Ontario government is expected to provide more details today regarding its newly issued stay-at-home order, which takes effect tomorrow.
The province says it will publish the “legal parameters” for the order online today and offer more clarification on the measure.
As of tomorrow, residents will have to stay home except for essential purposes such as grocery shopping, accessing health care and exercising.
“The steep decline in airport traffic because of COVID-19, coupled with all of the new ways that people are consuming content on their personal devices, has lessened the need for the CNN Airport Network.”
Ontario’s COVID-19 science table released their latest projections this morning, detailing alarming new findings that paint a dire picture for the province over the coming months.
Hamilton police have charged the organizers of two anti-mask events that were attended by dozens of people in contravention of the provincial lockdown rules.
Every Saturday and Sunday, protesters gather on the square outside Calgary City Hall to voice their angst and disapproval with the ongoing coronavirus restrictions handed down by the province.
CTV Montreal reporter Kelly Greig confirmed with police in Sherbrooke, QC that a married couple each received $1,500 fines after they were caught with the wife walking her husband on a leash (like a dog). Along with essential workers, dog-walkers are one of the very few groups of people who are currently allowed to be out after 8 p.m.
Over the weekend in Kelowna, B.C., a young girl was seen outside of a crowded Costco holding a protest sign reading, “Please tell me why Sidney Crosby can play and I can’t.” The sign was a reference to new COVID-19 restrictions that prevent members of the public from playing hockey outside, due to limits on gatherings. Meanwhile, professional NHL players will be allowed to play through the 2020 season.
With Ontario facing dangerously high rates of COVID-19 that could result in many more deaths, Premier Doug Ford declared a second provincial emergency Tuesday and announced a slate of new restrictions in an effort to bring the virus under control.
Ontario health officials have said that without a “significant reductions in contacts,” the health system will be overwhelmed amid a rising number of COVID-19 infections and mortality will exceed the first wave totals, even with their vaccination efforts.
