Tag: COVID-19 restrictions

Ontario to Take More Extreme Measures if COVID Situation Doesn’t Improve

January 8, 2021
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Jan. 8 that the province may take more extreme measures if the COVID-19 situation in Ontario does not improve. At a press conference accompanied by Minister of Health Christine Elliott, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ford urged Ontarians to continue…

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Liquor Sales to Stop at 8 PM on New Year’s Eve to Limit ‘Risky Behavior’: BC Health Officials

December 31, 2020
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Health officials in British Columbia say the serving and selling of alcohol must cease at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Wednesday that the sale and service of alcohol must stop at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and continue until 9 a.m. the next day. The order will…

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Northern Beaches Restrictions Snap Back in Sydney

December 26, 2020
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The stay-at-home order imposed on residents of Sydney’s northern beaches has been reinstated after the conclusion of Christmas festivities. NSW recorded nine new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm on December 25, from almost 40,000 tests. Eight of those cases were connected to the 116-strong northern beaches cluster. After a three-day…

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Seven New Covid-19 Cases Recorded in NSW

December 24, 2020
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NSW has recorded seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and set another record for the number of tests done in a 24-hour period. Premier Gladys Berejiklian has cautioned Sydneysiders to “think twice” before going to Boxing Day sales in Sydney’s CBD because of concerns there may have been transmission there. The seven new cases identified…

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