May 10, 2021
TORONTO — Ontario has been advised to “stay the course” with the province’s pandemic restrictions until COVID-19 cases experience a significant decline, which could see the stay-at-home order extended until June.
Health Minister Christine Elliott indicated that the downward slide since the peak of the third wave in April isn’t enough to pull back the restrictive measures and said the province is looking for a “pretty significant drop” in case numbers and ICU admissions before lifting the order.
“The medical experts have been very clear that we need to stay the course right now,” Elliott told reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday.
The advice from provincial health advisors is in line with local medical officers of health, who sent a letter to Premier Doug Ford on Friday asking for an extension in the emergency measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants.