Most of all, though, Blanchard worries about the prospect of another lockdown, or the return of capacity restrictions designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. A spokesperson for Ontario health minister Christine Elliott said the government is closely monitoring the rise of the Omicron variant. Another lockdown would be devastating,” said Mallough, adding that the average small business in Ontario has racked up $190,000 in debt during COVID. It would be catastrophic,” said Wasylyshen, adding that the association has been getting plenty of calls from anxious store owners. “I think we should also be looking at capacity restrictions.

Source: thestar December 08, 2021 09:26 UTC