COVID-19 pandemic.Hordes of motorcyclists typically descend on the beach town every Friday the 13th, with provincial police regularly reporting upwards of 100,000 attendees.The mayor of Norfolk County, where Port Dover is located, says she knows that the motorcycle rally is important to the community, but that going ahead with it would put the area at risk.
Ontario could see 6,000 new coronavirus cases a day by mid-December, modelling suggests Kristal Chopp says that if people don’t sit out this event, it could lead to a spike in cases that would force the province to put further public health restrictions on the area.The Friday the 13th rally isn’t a formal event, so the county isn’t able to “cancel” it, but officials note that they’ve.