Almost 1,400 residents have died from the novel coronavirus in Ontario's long-term care homes.
The number of long-term care homes experiencing an outbreak has grown over the past few weeks, even as the government has imposed increasing restrictions and implemented widespread testing.
But the province stresses those businesses still have to comply with public health guidelines such as physical distancing as they welcome customers.
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