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But Mayor John Tory warns pandemic is not over, stresses people still getting sick
May 09, 2022
Canada’s most populous city has announced the end of the municipal emergency it declared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit but says its fight against the virus isn’t over.
Toronto Mayor John Tory ended the state of emergency on Monday — it had been declared on March 23, 2020 — and said it was “one more sign that the city is returning to a more normal state of existence.”
“I’m very happy today that we’re able to be here saying the state of emergency after 777 days is to be lifted,” Tory said
outside city hall.
“Things keep getting better. The numbers keep getting better, the number of people getting vaccinated (keeps) getting better, and I think that’s what it means to me — it’s just that we’re on the right track.”
The emergency declaration allowed the city to redeploy roughly 1,700 public employees to shelters, long-term care homes and other areas that required extra support during the pandemic, Tory said.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-emergency-order-covid-1.6446969