Ontario to release testing strategy for COVID-19 next week, premier encourages residents to get tested

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Ontario to release testing strategy for COVID-19 next week, premier encourages residents to get tested
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Ontario's premier is now encouraging anyone who thinks they've been exposed to COVID-19, even if they have no symptoms, to get tested at one of the province's assessment centres.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during the daily briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Friday May 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jack BolandTORONTO -- Premier Doug Ford says his government will release a "detailed testing strategy" for COVID-19 in Ontario next week while encouraging residents to get tested.

The announcement comes as the number of tests performed in Ontario continues to fall short of its testing capacity. .The province recorded 460 new cases and 25 more deaths related to the novel coronavirus, marking a 1.8 per cent increase over the day prior.

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