Public health unit in Ontario reinstates tougher COVID measures amid surge of cases – CBC
New measures, which go beyond provincial regulations, take effect on Friday at 12:01 a.m.
Dec 05, 2021
A public health unit in southwestern Ontario said Sunday that it would soon reduce gathering limits and encourage work-from-home measures as the region faces a surge of COVID-19 cases.
Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, acting medical officer of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, issued a letter of instruction on Sunday detailing the new measures.
“Given the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on the region of Windsor-Essex … I am issuing these instructions to control the spread of COVID-19,” Nesathurai wrote.
The new measures, which go beyond provincial regulations, take effect on Friday at 12:01 a.m. and will remain in place until further notice, Nesathurai said.
They impose a maximum of 10 people allowed to participate in a social gathering indoors, with exceptions for weddings and funerals, and a maximum of 25 people if the gathering is held outdoors.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/covid-windsor-essex-measures-1.6274536
