The two main opposition parties in Ontario are calling on the Ford government to reinstate or continue several public health measures in order to contain the sixth wave of COVID-19
Ontario’s two main opposition parties are calling for the government to reinstate or continue several public health measures, such as mandatory masking, in order to blunt the sixth wave of COVID-19.activity is higher than it was at the peak of the fifth wave in January.
She also says masks should be required in schools and the mandate should not be lifted for hospitals, long-term care homes and public transit on April 27 as planned. Both Horwath and Del Duca are also urging the government to broadly expand access to PCR testing so people know for sure when they are sick or contagious.of a COVID-19 vaccine today.
Fourth doses are being offered at a recommended interval of five months after the initial booster shot.
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