The Ontario government has announced further business closures and a shutdown of many construction sites in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “My government is prepared to take every step possible and today I’m asking you to do the same,” Premier Doug Ford said in an update Friday afternoon. “Today we’re taking additional steps to flatten the curve.
We’re announcing the closure of many more sectors of the economy and I can tell you this was no easy task.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] As of Saturday at 11:59 p.m.
and for 14 days, Ford said all industrial construction will be stopped. Only essential infrastructure-related projects will proceed.