With COVID-19 infections surging and the hospital “system on the brink of collapse,” Premier Doug Ford has declared another state of emergency and issued a 28-day “stay-at-home order” that takes effect on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. At a briefing Monday, associate chief medical officer Dr. Barbara Yaffe said a survey has found one-third of Ontarians are ignoring the public health guidelines to limit contacts with others. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Public health officials fear widespread transmission of it could cause cases to skyrocket and have been worried people carrying the variant have been going undetected. Brown said overall case growth is three to five per cent daily, and over seven per cent on the worst days.

Source: thestar January 12, 2021 15:50 UTC