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Director of Ontario's science table calls for three-week lockdown in Golden Horseshoe as province reports more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases
Kerrisa Wilson, Web Content Writer, CP24
Chris Fox, Web Content Writer, CP24
Published Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:08AM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, March 17, 2021 5:11PM EDT
The director of Ontario?s science table is calling for a three-week lockdown in Ontario?s COVID-19 hotspots in an attempt to stave off the explosive growth in cases that some experts believe is likely to occur in the next few weeks due to the prevalence of the more infectious B.1.1.7 variant.
Dr. Peter Juni made the comment during an interview with CTV News Toronto on Wednesday.
His warnings come as Ontario reports 1,508 new COVID-19 cases of COVID-19, its highest single day total where no data collection errors were disclosed in more than a week.
Paramedics wipe down equipment inside an ambulance outside the emergency department at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
?What we're talking about here predominantly is the Golden Horseshoe, the Golden Horseshoe has a major problem, and we need to tackle this,? Juni said.
Juni said that an ?early and hard? lockdown in the Golden Horseshoe could reduce the length of lockdown required from weeks to months and give the province just enough time to vaccinate a significant number of Ontarians.
He said that if a lockdown isn?t imposed it would be ?next to impossible? to avoid a damaging third wave.
?This is not about miracles. This is about biology and epidemiology here,? he told CTV News Toronto...
Director of Ontario's science table calls for three-week lockdown in Golden Horseshoe as province reports more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases
Kerrisa Wilson, Web Content Writer, CP24
Chris Fox, Web Content Writer, CP24
Published Wednesday, March 17, 2021 10:08AM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, March 17, 2021 5:11PM EDT
The director of Ontario?s science table is calling for a three-week lockdown in Ontario?s COVID-19 hotspots in an attempt to stave off the explosive growth in cases that some experts believe is likely to occur in the next few weeks due to the prevalence of the more infectious B.1.1.7 variant.
Dr. Peter Juni made the comment during an interview with CTV News Toronto on Wednesday.
His warnings come as Ontario reports 1,508 new COVID-19 cases of COVID-19, its highest single day total where no data collection errors were disclosed in more than a week.
Paramedics wipe down equipment inside an ambulance outside the emergency department at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
?What we're talking about here predominantly is the Golden Horseshoe, the Golden Horseshoe has a major problem, and we need to tackle this,? Juni said.
Juni said that an ?early and hard? lockdown in the Golden Horseshoe could reduce the length of lockdown required from weeks to months and give the province just enough time to vaccinate a significant number of Ontarians.
He said that if a lockdown isn?t imposed it would be ?next to impossible? to avoid a damaging third wave.
?This is not about miracles. This is about biology and epidemiology here,? he told CTV News Toronto...