The province’s emergency orders will be in place for a couple more weeks.
Measures like closing public parks, restricting gatherings to five people, and closing non-essential workplaces have been extended to April 23rd.
There are some new changes as well to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Those include temporarily letting hospitals increase their capacity by using beds and services of retirement homes.
The Ford government says it is making it easier to repurpose existing buildings and put up temporary structures like tents to ease the pressure on shelters and healthcare facilities.
as of Thursday, the province also banned recreational camping on Crown land.
