Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the photos that came out of Cherry Beach looked more like South Beach, Florida. “There [were] 4,000 cases in one day the other day.” This wasn’t the first time Ford had commented on preemptive large gatherings taking place in Toronto. However, COVID-19 continues to circulate in Toronto & over 65% of cases reported since that day are from a close contact. — Toronto Public Health (@TOPublicHealth) June 8, 2020The reason for a lack of transmission is that COVID-19 is “mostly spread from close contact” with someone who already has it, said Dr. Vinita Dubey, an associate medical officer of health at TPH. It wasn’t just Ford who reacted to the massive crowds at Toronto beaches this weekend.

Source: Huffington Post June 24, 2020 23:37 UTC