Premier Doug Ford has caused confusion about Ontario's emergency COVID-19 measures by admitting that he visited with his daughters at his home on Mother’s Day. Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday that he had two of his daughters over this weekend, which prompted a question about whether people can expand their social circle and start visiting with family outside of their household. Ford, who lives with his wife and two of his four daughters, said his two other daughters, who do not live with him, came over to visit.
The current guidelines issued by the provincial government say that "everyone in Ontario should practice physical distancing to reduce their exposure to other people. This means staying at least two metres away from anyone outside your household." In March, the Ontario government made gatherings of more than five people, with the exception of those who live together, illegal. The order still remains in place.
Ford said that the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Williams, wants Ontarians interacting with "immediate family" only. Williams, however, made it clear on Monday that was not his recommendations. He said that that Ontarians should only gather with those within their immediate household. He said that if people want to visit family, they must practice physical distancing and remain six feet apart. For example, he said that his family visited over the weekend, but stayed on the lawn.
Sure, he made them stay on the lawn, it was raining and miserable yesterday lol.
When the cases of COVID-19 steadily decline in Ontario for an extended period, Williams said that officials may allow people to extend their social bubble to include more people, but at the moment that isn’t the case.
Ford, on the other hand, appears to believe the province is in a position where those restrictions should be eased up. CTV News Toronto contacted the premier’s office for further clarification after Ford made the contradicting remarks.
How did we end up with this turd. At least the recent crap weather has further declined the reported cases in Ontario. Any effects from mother's day will start showing up by the end of the week. The nice weather last weekend already caused a small increase week over week. Overall we're still heading in the right direction, a little more patience to get it and keep it under control.
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