If physical distancing measures in Ontario are relaxed too much without improved efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, the virus could rapidly overwhelm intensive-care units beyond their capacity, according to new modelling data.
“What starts to happen is you don’t have enough ventilators for everyone,” Dr. David Fisman, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto who, told CTVNews.ca via telephone Wednesday night.
“Relaxation of physical distancing measures without compensatory increases in case detection, isolation, and contact tracing was projected to result in a resurgence of disease activity,” the researchers wrote. "As you dim down the number of contacts, you should be able to get that reproduction number low,” he said.
including most retails stores with a street entrance, as long as they follow a number of rules including physical distancing. “We know enough about very large gatherings to be very wary until we have a vaccine,” he said, citing examples such as festivals and street parties. "I think the mass gathering that is hardest for society to cancel is schools, so there will hopefully be some studies in epidemiology in kids this summer.”Last weekend, an estimated 10,000 people broke physical distancing guidelines by gathering in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park.
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