Federal deputy public health officer expressed concern about plan on Tuesday
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Nate Pearson loosens his arm before an intra-squad game during summer training camp at Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 16, 2020.Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s looking forward to the Toronto Blue Jays playing at Rogers Centre this season after a member of his government said the Major League Baseball team has been given the green light to play games at home.
Public Health Agency of Canada spokeswoman Natalie Mohamed said the immigration minister had issued a national interest exemption to the League’s players and staff members specific to pre-season training phases 1 and 2 earlier this month. Njoo said while Canada typically records around 300 new COVID-19 cases daily, the United States records over 60,000 cases per day.“We got approval from the chief medical officer, and we discussed it with Mayor Tory as well. We discussed it with the chief medical officer of Canada along with the deputy prime minister. And on top of it we talked to Dr. Williams and our medical team. And yes I look forward to seeing them play even if it’s in an empty stadium.
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