Ontario’s science advisory table says.Dr. Peter Juni told Global News that it will likely take some time to see the impact of the first phase of reopening on the province’s health-care system, adding that it is something that will have to be carefully monitored.
Ontario reports 3,019 people in hospital with COVID-19, 587 in intensive care Juni said currently, two important metrics are helping experts monitor the spread of the virus in the province.He said the test positivity rate and the amount of virus found in Ontario’s wastewater systems have both been on downward trajectories.“And that’s good news,” he said.Juni said this means the province will likely see a “valley,” in cases.
However, he said that will “most likely go up again once we reopen now.”By continuing to monitor test positivity and wastewater, Juni said it will “help us anticipate whether we need to wait a little bit longer or not with the next reopening step after Jan.
31.”“The point here is not to be impatient with the next reopening step,” he said. Here’s a look at Ontario’s planned timeline to lift COVID-19 restrictions Juni’s comments come just a day before the province is set to lift several COVID-19 restrictions.Beginning Monday, social gatherings can increase to a maximum of 10 people indoors, and 25 outdoors.Restaurants, bars, retail stores, malls, gyms, cinemas and other indoor public settings can open to 50 per cent capacity.Sporting events, concert venues and theatres can open with no more than 500 people and smaller venues can open to half capacity.The province is planning to life more measures on Feb 21, and again on March 14.Juni said currently there is a “window of opportunity to keep the reopening safer.”He said the province should.