Ontario is pausing the lifting of capacity limits for remaining indoor “higher-risk settings” as a preventative measure due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, the province announced on Nov. 10. The province says that while it has one of the lowest rates of active cases across the country, and that hospital and intensive care capacity remains stable, the effective reproduction number and percent positivity have “have increased slightly over the past week.” The government says such an increase was “always expected” with people spending more time indoors due to the weather and with the easing of measures. Under the latest regulations, existing capacity limits and distancing requirements that were set to be lifted in the coming days, will remain in place for certain indoor venues, such as establishments with dance facilities, including night clubs and reception halls. Announcing the latest update, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said at …