In an about-face triggered by the Omicron “tsunami,” Premier Doug Ford has ordered schools to do virtual learning for at least the next two weeks. Ford also imposed other COVID-19 restrictions starting Wednesday, including a temporary 21-day ban on indoor restaurant dining and the postponement of scheduled surgeries. We face a tsunami of new cases in the days and weeks ahead,” a grim-faced premier told reporters Monday at Queen’s Park. Moore warned Monday that hospitalization rates “will ascend fairly rapidly over the coming weeks” before Omicron subsides, as has been seen in other jurisdictions. We are hoping the government will take those two weeks and not spare a penny” — as Ford promised Monday.

Source: thestar January 04, 2022 07:00 UTC