It was a nice sunny day, 11 degrees today. So of course lots of people went outside. I didn't see any problems with that in my neighborhood, everyone stuck to their own family and kept more than safe distance from others. Most were staying on their own property, but also some people walking and jogging. The streets are wide enough to avoid one another. I took my kids for a little bike ride around the neighborhood, hardly any traffic and much easier to safely pass people than on any trails.
The police were active though writing tickets (not that I saw, my wife read that somewhere) going around on quads to find people ignoring park closures or getting together in groups. That could be social media rumors but this one is real https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/03/31/brampton-fines-social-distancing-coronavirus/ (At risk of $500 to $100,000 fines) Smarten up before we all have to stay inside... These are the current rules for Ontario since yesterday.
This new order would close all communal or shared, public or private, outdoor recreational amenities everywhere in Ontario, including but not limited to playgrounds, sports fields, basketball and tennis courts, off-leash dog parks, beaches, skateboard and BMX parks, picnic areas, outdoor community gardens, park shelters, outdoor exercise equipment, condo parks and gardens, and other outdoor recreational amenities. Green spaces in parks, trails, ravines and conservation areas that aren't otherwise closed would remain open for walkthrough access, but individuals must maintain the safe physical distance of at least two metres apart from others. Ontario's provincial parks and conservation reserves remain closed.
Still the same for me, the trail were I go jogging remains open, but all the connecting trails between towns are off limits. I went jogging yesterday, overcast, cold wind with slight drizzle, fine for running through the forest. I saw a grand total of zero people. (Only 5 deer, I guess the rest is stuck on the other side of the swollen river after 2 days of rain)
Shopping is quite organized here now. Queue up before they let you inside, clean cart before and after, follow the arrows through the store and queue up on the circles on the ground at least 2 meters apart. The registers have makeshift plexiglass barriers and everything is handled with gloves. No cash accepted.
And still more cases discovered than the day before, Ontario is now at 2392, but also more tests done than the day before. With this inconsistent testing it will be hard to judge when we reach the peak. And now there's confusion over the number of deaths as well.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/number-of-covid-19-deaths-confirmed-by-local-public-health-units-is-nearly-double-what-ontario-is-reporting-1.4877627
It seems to be a time delay issue or database entry problem. No accurate data anywhere.
This is basically the 3rd week the schools are closed (first week was March break) while social distancing started a week and a half ago (March 23rd) Next week should see the numbers stabilize, however when it will show through the inconsistent testing remains to be seen. At least we had the luxury of being relatively early with social distancing. 37 people have died so far in Ontario, or 68 ... Human error? Useless.
