COVID-19 response framework on Monday — just one week after a third lockdown took effect in the area.The third lockdown for Simcoe Muskoka was announced just last week to begin this past Monday on March 1.
It sparked significant backlash among local business owners who argued some businesses should be able to reopen safely. COVID-19 vaccine clinics open across Simcoe Muskoka as lockdown takes effect “Our government is taking a safe and cautious approach to returning to the framework and due to our progress, all regions of the province will soon be out of the province-wide shutdown,” Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said in a statement.“Despite this positive step forward, a return to the framework is not a return to normal.