Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has tightened restrictive measures amid a worsening coronavirus situation. About this April 16 announcement Area Manager Doug Ford.
The authorities’ decision is associated with an anti-record of the number of new cases of COVID-19, recorded earlier on Friday, 4.8 thousand cases.
“We are making difficult but necessary decisions to limit mobility and ensure the safety of people in their homes. We need to contain the spread of this deadly virus while simultaneously delivering vaccines to as many people as possible, ”he said.
Since April 17, all outdoor public gatherings, visits to children’s fields or sports are banned in the province. Stores must reduce the number of visitors by up to 25%.
In the street, the police will have the power to stop any person or vehicle in order to find out the reason for the non-respect of isolation.
At the same time, from next week, restrictions are placed on weddings, funerals and religious services. The event can take place if less than 10 people attend.
It should be noted that home receptions can only be organized if members of the same family or a group of people living in the same living space are invited.
To date, the number of people infected with the coronavirus, according to the portal Worldometer, in Canada exceeded 1.1 million. 23,500 people have died.
On December 14, vaccination of the population began in Canada. Currently, vaccines from US companies Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and UK-Swedish AstraZeneca are available in the country.
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