Premier Doug Ford is finally making Toronto residents dreams come true.
He announced Toronto and the Peel region enter the second stage of reopening businesses.
However, the Windsor-Essex area won’t be able to join the rest of southern Ontario in easing COVID-19 restrictions.
“We have been working hand-in-hand with our municipal partners and local public health units to safely and gradually reopen the province. We will do everything we can to get our final region, Windsor-Essex, into Stage 2 as soon as possible. That’s why we are ramping up testing and inspections on Ontario’s farms to protect workers and keep our food supply chains strong and healthy,” Ford said.
Ford said unfortunately the COVID-19 improvements he has seen in other areas of Ontario, haven’t been seen in Windsor-Essex.
“Because of our collective efforts, we continue to make real and significant progress in stopping the spread of COVID-19,” said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “As a result, more regions have met the public health criteria to move into Stage 2 and reopen more services for the communities to enjoy. Just as importantly, these efforts to stop the spread have ensured that we aren’t seeing spikes in cases in those regions that have been open for well over a week now.”
