coronavirus cases, nearly three weeks after the date the app was supposed to pilot in Ontario.The voluntary contact-tracing app had been set to launch in that province on July 2 — with a national rollout to follow — but the event was delayed with little explanation.

In a news conference with reporters on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he understood that the app — called COVID Alert — might come out on Friday.

Read more on globalnews.ca

All news from globalnews.ca

The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Coronavirus: Ontario premier announces additional measures at restaurants, bars

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday announced that there would be additional measures in place at restaurants and bars, including requiring people to remain seated at all times and keeping records of patrons for 30 days to allow for contact-tracing.

Doug Ford Coronavirus

Music, gym and COVID-19: How non-core classes will operate in Ontario schools

coronavirus pandemic is how schools deliver gym and music classes, according to a plan the province released Thursday.

Doug Ford county Ontario city Waterloo covid-19 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ontario schools to reopen in fall with safety procedures like masks, cohorts

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Thursday how the reopening of schools will take place in September for the province, stating that it will occur five days a week with multiple safety procedures in place. This will include Grade 4 to 12 students being required to wear non-medical or cloth masks while in school and encouraging those in Grade 3 and younger to wear masks in common spaces.

Doug Ford mask Coronavirus fall

Coronavirus: Ford says teachers have right not to go back to classroom, but encourages return

Ontario Premier Doug Ford commended teachers on Thursday for how they’ve adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and said they have the right to not go back to the classroom when schools reopen due to health concerns, but said they “need the teachers to come to class when possible.” Education Minister Stephen Lecce added that they would respect the decision of the teacher, but say there is an expectation that they can teach online.

Doug Ford Stephen Lecce covid-19 pandemic Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford announces independent commission to investigate problems in long-term care homes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday that his government would appoint an independent commission to investigate the issues in long-term care that were exposed during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Doug Ford pandemic Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford pledges ongoing support for Windsor-Essex region as they maintain in Stage 2 of reopening

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government continues to work on reducing the number of COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex area, and said he would “do everything I can” to help them.

Doug Ford county Windsor county Essex covid-19 Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Investigation of criminal acts in long-term care ‘needs to go through proper channels’, minister says

While Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday that any long-term care home who committed acts of neglect must “be charged,” Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton added that an independent commission set up to look into problems in long-term care would not actually be able to press criminal charges.

Doug Ford Coronavirus

Guelph mayor ‘very pleased’ after premier announces $4B for municipalities

COVID-19 relief funding for Ontario municipalities from the provincial and federal governments.Guthrie chairs the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario and has been calling for emergency funding from the upper levels of government since April. Ontario municipalities to receive up to $4 billion from province, feds to offset COVID-19 costs Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that the province would contribute $1.22 billion and Ottawa would chip in $777 million.

Doug Ford Cam Guthrie city Ottawa Ontario covid-19 Guelph Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Toronto, Peel Region move to Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan as of Friday

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Wednesday that Toronto and Peel Region would be able to move on to Stage 3 in the province’s reopening plan at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 31.

Doug Ford Coronavirus

Judge who worked on Walkerton inquiry to lead Ontario long-term care homes commission

COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on long-term care homes.Frank Marrocco, an associate chief justice with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, announced today that he has agreed to chair the commission.Ontario’s long-term care facilities have been hard hit by COVID-19, with 1,844 residents and eight staff members dying of the virus as of Wednesday.Premier Doug Ford announced in late May that he would expedite the commission after soldiers who were deployed to several facilities detailed conditions the premier described as “horrific.” Military teams raise concerns about conditions at Ontario care homes Ford is set to announce more details about the commission this afternoon.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus

Doug Ford covid-19 coronavirus news coronavirus update Coronavirus

Ontario set to announce Stage 3 plans for Toronto, Peel Region, Windsor-Essex

COVID-19 recovery plan can move on to the next phase.Premier Doug Ford has pledged to lay out when and how Toronto, Peel Region and Windsor-Essex will be allowed to join the rest of the province in Stage 3.The three areas were held back because officials said they wanted more data before giving the green light for a broader reopening.Two dozen of Ontario’s 34 public health units were allowed to enter Stage 3 on July 17, with another seven joining them on July 24.

Doug Ford county Windsor county Essex Ottawa city Sudbury covid-19 Coronavirus

‘We can do better than Sept. 1’: London transit chair pushes for quick return to fare collection

COVID-19 pandemic, with up to half earmarked for public transit. Premier Doug Ford said the money, provided in partnership with the federal government, will be doled out in the coming months.

Doug Ford Ontario covid-19 coronavirus news LTC Coronavirus

Coronavirus: No plan to roll back reopening in Ottawa, announcement coming on Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex

Ontario Premier Doug Ford addressed recent outbreaks of COVID-19 in areas, like Ottawa, that had progressed to Stage 3 in the province’s reopening plan and said there is not a plan currently to reintroduce restrictions and move the community back to Stage 2.

Doug Ford county Ontario city Ottawa county Windsor county Essex covid-19 outbreak Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford announces fast-tracking of new Ajax long-term care home

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday announced his government would be fast-track the construction of a new long-term care home in Ajax, Ont., that would result in an additional 320 new long-term care beds.

Doug Ford Government Coronavirus

Hosts of 200-person Brampton party should face ‘full extent of the law,’ Doug Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the hosts of a Brampton house party that had upwards of 200 people in attendance over the weekend need to face the “full extent of the law.”Ford was asked about the party, which was broken up by Peel Region bylaw officers Saturday night, at a news conference Monday.He called the hosts and guests “a bunch of yahoos.” Brampton mayor says bylaw charges laid after officers break up party with 200 people Peel Regional Police said Sunday that partygoers were violating provincial emergency orders enacted because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The region remains in Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan, limiting gatherings to a maximum of 10 people with physical distancing in effect.Ford said he would “throw everything

Doug Ford covid-19 coronavirus news Coronavirus

Coronavirus: ‘We have to look at enforcement’ says Premier Ford after huge Brampton house party

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday after a large house party in Brampton over the weekend, that “we have to look at enforcement” to curtail events such as this from happening while the region still remains in only Phase 2 of reopening.

Doug Ford Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford announces Ontario to provide municipalities with $4B in funding

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that the Ontario government will be providing $4 billion in funding to municipalities as part of the COVID-19 relief deal from the federal government to the province, worth $19 billion.

Doug Ford covid-19 Government Coronavirus

Ontario municipalities to receive up to $4 billion from province, feds to offset COVID-19 costs

COVID-19 pandemic, with up to half earmarked for public transit.Premier Doug Ford says money, provided in partnership with the federal government, will be doled out in the coming months.He did not give details on how it would be allocated to Ontario’s 444 municipalities, saying those details will be released in the next few weeks.

Doug Ford city Ottawa Ontario covid-19 coronavirus news coronavirus update Coronavirus

People under the age of 40 make up the majority of new Ontario COVID-19 cases

As much of Ontario enters into stage three of the province’s reopening plan, people under the age of 40 are making up the majority of new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario.

Doug Ford county Ontario covid-19

Coronavirus: Cineplex request to boost Ontario theatre capacity ‘on the table,’ Doug Ford says

Doug Ford says health officials are considering Cineplex‘s proposal to increase the number of people allowed inside multiplex theatres.The province’s Stage 3 reopening guidelines cap a movie theatre’s occupancy at 50 guests per building, regardless of how many screens it operates.But Ford says he agrees with Cineplex’s suggestion that it doesn’t make financial sense to reopen a theatre with about a dozen auditoriums, only to “put two or three people in each cinema.” Cineplex urges Ontario government to make changes to theatre occupancy limits Cineplex has asked the province to reconsider the current rule, saying it would lose money by reopening locations in the province.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus

Doug Ford covid-19 Ontario government Coronavirus

Ontario NDP calls on Ford government to boost funding for school reopenings in September

Opposition is renewing calls for the government to increase education funding so schools can safely reopen in September.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath made the comments at a press conference in Brampton, Ont., on Friday.

Doug Ford Stephen Lecce Andrea Horwath Ontario government Ontario Coronavirus Coronavirus

‘It’s price-gouging’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford slams visitor parking prices in Barrie, Orillia

Non-resident waterfront parking increases in Barrie, Ont. In Barrie, residents require a pass if they want to park at certain waterfront areas, while non-residents are charged $10 per hour, with a daily maximum of $50.

Doug Ford covid-19 coronavirus news coronavirus update Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford considering mandatory testing for agriculture, farm workers in Windsor-Essex

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday that he is considering making COVID-19 testing mandatory for agri-food and farm workers in the Windsor-Essex area, including temporary foreign workers, stating that his government is consulting a constitutional lawyer on the subject.

Doug Ford county Ontario county Windsor county Essex covid-19 testing Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ontario to provide update on when Toronto, Windsor-Essex and Peel will enter Stage 3 on Wednesday

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that his government would offer an update on Wednesday as to when the Ontario regions that remain in Stage 2, including Toronto, Windsor-Essex and Peel Region, will enter Stage 3 in the government’s reopening plan amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Doug Ford county Ontario county Windsor county Essex pandemic Government Coronavirus

Premier Ford announces $12B investment in Ontario schools

On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that his government would be providing $12 billion in funding over the next ten years to build new schools as well as refurbish and expand existing ones.

Doug Ford county Ontario Government

Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario has ‘come a long way’ in fixing long-term care

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked about a call by unions to end for-profit long-term care homes with Ford noting that the province had “come a long way” with investment in the system and will continue to look at everything to improve it.

Doug Ford Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford backs call for additional rules for bars, indoor dining, fitness facilities

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday said he supported a call by GTHA mayors for additional COVID-19 rules for bars, indoor dining and fitness facilities while noting that while some rules should vary depending on region.

Doug Ford covid-19 Coronavirus

Get for-profits out of long term care, unions say as they launch campaign

COVID-19 has hit for-profit homes harder than their non-profit or municipally run counterparts.For example, 13 of the worst-hit facilities in Ontario are owned by money-making businesses.

Doug Ford county Ontario covid-19 coronavirus news Coronavirus

Young people are causing COVID-19 spikes. But are they solely to blame?

coronavirus rise among young people.People aged under 39 make up more than half of the 203 cases reported in Ontario on July 21, leading the premier to point squarely at young people violating public health measures by partying and exceeding limit gatherings.“Guys, you got to rein it in,” Doug Ford told reporters. “Simple as that.” Health experts sound alarm as Canada’s coronavirus cases rise But according to experts, it’s not all that simple.

Doug Ford Canada county Ontario covid-19 coronavirus canada Coronavirus

‘Not a word’: Doug Ford says MPP ousted from PC caucus never expressed concern over bill

Doug Ford says a legislator who was ousted from the Progressive Conservative caucus after voting against a government bill never expressed concern about the legislation prior to the vote.Ford said he was with Belinda Karahalios, who represents the riding of Cambridge, last week.“I was with her for two days, not a word was mentioned to me which I find ironic,” Ford said.“She’s a good person.

Doug Ford Ontario covid-19 Coronavirus

Cambridge MPP booted from PC caucus after voting against pandemic emergency powers bill

Doug Ford has removed a Cambridge, Ont., legislator from the Progressive Conservative caucus for voting against a controversial government bill.Ford issued a statement today saying Belinda Karahalios will no longer sit as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.Karahalios voted against a government bill that grants it powers to extend or amend some emergency orders a month at a time, for up to two years.

Doug Ford Sylvia Jones Ontario covid-19 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford pleads with young people to follow health guidelines as uptick in cases rise

Ontario Premier Doug Ford addressed young adults during a COVID-19 update on Tuesday, pleading them to hold off from large parties and social gatherings as cases in young people under the age of 39 rise. He told young adults, “you’re hurting people” by not following public health guidelines amid the pandemic.

Doug Ford covid-19 guidelines Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Toronto, Peel, Windsor-Essex to stay in stage 2 of reopening

Premier Doug Ford said the Toronto, Peel and the Windsor-Essex areas will need to wait a little longer to move to stage three of reopening as he announced seven more public health until will get the green light for stage three on Friday.

Doug Ford Travis Dhanraj county Windsor county Essex Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ontario officials plead with young people to follow public health guidelines

coronavirus at social gatherings.“You may feel you’re invincible and you’ll get through it,” Premier Doug Ford said.“It’s not just about yourself getting through it. Yes, you’re healthy, you’re young.

Doug Ford Barbara Yaffe county Ontario city Ottawa covid-19 coronavirus news coronavirus update Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Provincial government working with Ontario trucking association to keep drivers safe, Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday that the provincial government is working with the Ontario Trucking Association to protect truckers crossing the border amid the COVID-19 pandemic, whether its providing personal protective equipment (PPE) or ensuring proper health protocols are in place.

Doug Ford covid-19 Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Toronto, Windsor-Essex and Peel held back as rest of Ontario enters Stage 3 reopening

Ontario Premier Doug Ford outlined Monday the remaining regions of Ontario that would move on to Stage 3 of reopening on Friday, July 23, as the province attempts to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Doug Ford county Windsor county Essex pandemic Coronavirus rest

Require masks in restaurants, bars to stop coronavirus, Toronto mayor says

Toronto is asking Ontario’s premier for six changes to the province’s Stage 3 reopening order when it comes to eat-in dining and drinking.Among other things, the city wants mandatory face coverings for staff and patrons of restaurants and bars.It also wants customers to have to remain seated, earlier closing hours, and all patrons logged.

Doug Ford John Tory covid-19 coronavirus news Coronavirus

Temperature checks, masks, small classes: How gyms are reopening in Ontario

Stage 3 on Friday, meaning nearly all businesses will be allowed to welcome patrons back through their doors — including gyms.Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that much of the province will enter the third phase of reopening amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, with the exceptions of the Greater Toronto Area and the Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand-Norfolk, Lambton and Windsor-Essex regions.Gyms, which were mandated to close back in March, can reopen under strict measures on size limits, physical distancing, and equipment cleaning between each user, Ford said.Fitness centres in some other provinces have already been allowed to reopen after those regions loosened certain public health restrictions.Although the government has implemented

Doug Ford county Ontario county Hamilton county Niagara county Windsor county Essex city Norfolk covid-19 Canada Coronavirus covid-19 canada Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Premier Ford announces plan to protect intellectual property in Ontario

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday afternoon announced his government’s Intellectual Property Action Plan that will ensure all home grown ideas related to fighting COVID-19 will remain in the province for the “benefit of all Ontarians” according to Ford.

Doug Ford county Ontario covid-19 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario working to get 3 remaining long-term care homes out of the “red zone”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday afternoon was asked about the speed of hospitals taking over long-term care homes in Ontario, including an announcement on Friday that Humber River Hospital was taking over Villa Colombo.

Doug Ford county Ontario hospital Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario will provide additional funding to farmers

On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that his government will be providing an additional $50 million to the Agricultural Risk Management Program, and accelerating the program by one year to help farmers bounce back from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doug Ford covid-19 pandemic Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario will allow Blue Jays to play home games in Toronto

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday that after consulting with numerous health officials and Mayor John Tory, his government will allow the Blue Jays to play their home games in Toronto this year.

Doug Ford John Tory Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ford announces federal government will provide $19B in COVID-19 relief funding to provinces and territories

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday announced that Canada’s premiers have reached a deal with the federal government that will provide $19 billion in COVID-19 relief to the provinces and territories.

Doug Ford Canada covid-19 Government Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Premier Doug Ford tours Windsor-Essex as farm outbreak fight continues

COVID-19 outbreaks on local farms under control, as Premier Doug Ford toured the hard hit region.Dr. Wajid Ahmed said approximately 150 workers in the region have active cases of the virus, down from over 300 weeks earlier.The health unit reported that another 11 agri-food workers tested positive for the virus on Thursday.

Doug Ford Wajid Ahmed county Ontario county Windsor county Essex covid-19 coronavirus news coronavirus update Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ontario extends emergency orders until July 29

coronavirus pandemic.The province is enforcing emergency orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act due to the outbreak.Keeping emergency orders in place allows the government flexibility to ensure vulnerable populations are protected as many regions are about to move into Stage 3 of reopening, the government said.Much of Ontario is set to enter Stage 3 on Friday, with the exception of regions in the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand-Norfolk, Lambton and Windsor-Essex.

Doug Ford county Ontario county Hamilton county Niagara county Windsor county Essex city Norfolk covid-19 coronavirus news Coronavirus

Ontario premier restates $1.75 billion pledge for long-term care homes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has repeated his pledge to invest $1.75 billion into long-term care homes, two years after first making the vow.

Doug Ford pandemic

Coronavirus: Phony medical face mask exemption cards confound Ontario and Toronto officials

https://t.co/OdsVc3e5HI pic.twitter.com/qFC88P1aqB— Toronto Public Health (@TOPublicHealth) July 15, 2020Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health.

Doug Ford John Tory Eileen De-Villa Coronavirus Ontario covid-19 coronavirus news Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Ontario to accelerate development of new long-term care homes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Merrilee Fullerton, minister of long-term care, announced Wednesday the government would accelerate the development of new long term care homes in the province, introducing changes to the way it funds construction of said long-term care homes.

Doug Ford Merrilee Fullerton Government Coronavirus

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Coronavirus: Feds mum on launch date for contact-tracing app after Ontario pilot delayed

Related News