On one day this week, Toronto recorded just one new coronavirus case, extraordinary for a city of three million
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Canada’s biggest city is coming back to life. The sidewalks are busier. Traffic is starting to build again. More people are out enjoying the summer in the parks.
Many residents will do none of these things. For the COVID-19-cautious, the reopening is happening way too fast. They look with a shudder at the big surges in parts of the United States after hasty reopenings. They think it is rash to resume so many activities while the new coronavirus is still among us.Those feelings are understandable. The virus has killed more than 1,100 people in Toronto.
So Ontario is not like some American state rushing to throw the doors open and get the party started. It is moving ahead with reopening because its top experts have advised it is now possible and the figures show it is reasonably safe. What is more, it is moving ahead with utmost care. Ontario’s staged approach is designed to reopen the province gradually and methodically.
Of course, the city could see a resurgence of the virus as reopening advances. Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Eileen de Villa, says she expects the daily numbers to rise in Stage 3. If so, the city is much better prepared, its emergency rooms well-stocked, well-staffed and no longer at risk of being overwhelmed by the number of patients, which has fallen sharply.
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