COVID-19 red zone today.The stricter public health measures come into effect in Hamilton, York and Halton regions.Toronto joined Peel Region in the red alert level — the highest short of a full lockdown — on Saturday.
Toronto deemed ‘red zone’ starting Saturday; stricter city-imposed shutdowns in place Another six regions, such as Durham and Waterloo, will move to the orange alert level, and six more, including Windsor-Essex and Sudbury, will join the yellow alert level.Today’s developments come just days after Premier Doug Ford lowered the thresholds for his colour-coded restrictions system.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]He said on Friday that recent COVID-19 projections show the province is.