A new alerts framework will determine when Covid-19 restrictions will be enacted in different areas across Ontario.
Premier Doug Ford says the framework will provide society with a new certainty and early interventions to avoid full lockdowns.
“We’re giving you a clear understanding about where you are as a region because I know that you want access to more data, I know you want predictability,” said Ford.
The new colour-coded tiered system categorizes public health unit regions into five levels:
Green-Prevent, Yellow-Protect, Orange-Restrict, Red-Control, and Lockdown, which is a measure of last and urgent resort.
As of Saturday, Ottawa, Peel and York regions and Eastern Ontario will be moved to Restrict level, which means gyms and restaurants will be allowed to reopen with capacity limits and restricted hours.
Toronto will follow into that level a week later on November 14th.
Ford says Brant, Durham, Halton and Hamilton will be moved into Protect level Friday.
All other regions will adopt the Prevent level then.
Ford says the alert levels will be updated Friday and, moving forward, be updated each week.
A new online dashboard will also give people updates about the alert levels in regions each day so people can see which way the trends are going.
It’s at Ontario.ca/coronavirus.
Today, our government announced a framework that will protect the health and safety of individuals and families, while avoiding broader closures across the province.
Learn more about our new framework and what it means to you:https://t.co/YDiMNv3Pi1 pic.twitter.com/LOjnPascYV
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) November 3, 2020
To watch today’s full Provincial government update, see below.
https://www.cpac.ca/en/direct/cpac5/518922/ontario-premier-doug-ford-provides-covid-19-update-32/
(Photo via Ford Nation Twitter Account)