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RSS Feeds`We´ve had to do the unthinkable´: Doug Ford expands the list of non-essential workplaces in effort to curb COVID-19
(The Star Books)

 
 

4 april 2020 03:42:43

 
`We´ve had to do the unthinkable´: Doug Ford expands the list of non-essential workplaces in effort to curb COVID-19
(The Star Books)
 


It’s closing time for more Ontario businesses.Most construction sites and all cannabis stores will be among the workplaces forced to close as Queen’s Park escalates the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Doug Ford said stores selling hardware, pet supplies, computer and office supplies, auto parts, and safety gear would be restricted to offering curbside or pickup services only.However, supermarkets, pharmacies, gas stations, restaurants serving takeout, LCBO outlets, and the Beer Store will remain open after Ontario pared down the list of essential workplaces to 44 from 74 that were allowed to keep providing services as of March 25. Online cannabis sales will be allowed.Work will only continue on critical infrastructure projects such as new hospitals, bridges, and roads as well as refineries and petrochemical plants.While residential construction will continue for homes that are near completion — with 45,000 families estimated to be moving into newly constructed houses and condos in the coming months — new housing starts will cease.The latest changes will take effect at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.“With today’s closures we’ve told the vast majority of Ontario’s workforce to stay home,” a grim-faced premier said Friday.“We’ve had to do the unthinkable,” he said.“I can tell you this was no easy task. I know that businesses are struggling to stay afloat through these rough waters, but lives are on the line, and we must take this action now.” Ford made the announcement after new projections suggested 1,600 Ontarians could die of the disease by the end of April unless further measures are taken to stop the spread.The premier, who is still considering a mandatory “stay home” order, warned further closures could loom.“Everything’s on the table right now,” he told reporters in a Queen’s Park teleconference.With a spring weekend upon us, Ford implored ...


 
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