Premier Doug Ford says we are in a very serious situation living in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ford told media that the public deserves to hear what he is hearing on a daily basis and that is why the province’s top medical experts will provide those details starting tomorrow.
“We will all have to make some very very difficult decisions, you deserve the same information I have, you deserve to see the same data that I see when I’m making decisions, you deserve to know what I know,” Ford said.
He says we are currently in a life or death situation and that tough choices are going to have to be made.
“The truth is the situation is extremely, extremely serious. Right now our best defence is to stay home, self-isolate and don’t go out, it is a matter of life and death,” Ford said.
The report from the province’s experts on Friday is expected to tell residents where the province was and where it is going in the spread of the coronavirus.
“I’ve asked our medical experts to provide a full briefing of where this could go. Tomorrow our top doctors will provide an update on where Ontario was, where Ontario is, and where Ontario could be,” Ford added.
The premier says people are going to see some really stark figures tomorrow and it’s going to be hard for people to hear but I need to straight forward with people.
The province is also providing emergency funding of up to $12 million to immediately expand online and virtual mental health supports and $2.6 million to hire new psychologists and other mental health workers to support Ontario Provincial Police personnel.
