Ontario Premier Orders 28-Day Lockdown For Toronto

November 21, 2020 Coronavirus, Government

The Ontario government will shutter most non-essential businesses, including gyms and personal care services, and will prohibit sit-down service in restaurants in two of the province’s COVID-19 hot spots as they grapple with a rise in infections.

Toronto and Peel Region have been placed in a lockdown, which is the province’s final category of the COVID-19 tiered framework that guides restrictions. Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the announcement late Friday afternoon on the same day the province’s total number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 infections surpassed 100,000.

Officials have said that regions will remain in their zone for a minimum of 28 days. This means that Toronto and Peel will be under lockdown until at least Dec. 21. “The situation is extremely serious and further action is required to avoid the worst case scenario,” the premier said.

What’s allowed and what’s not in Ontario’s lockdown zone https://t.co/cnOgDSh2bR pic.twitter.com/JEXtt1OowE

— CP24 (@CP24) November 20, 2020

Toronto, Canada’s biggest city, is going into lockdown for at least 28 days to limit the spread of Covid-19, according to the Office of the Premier of Ontario. The lockdown will go into effect Monday. https://t.co/3eSzoqJrzk

— CNN (@CNN) November 21, 2020