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Hamilton workplaces face new COVID-19 rules as of Monday
New COVID-19 safety restrictions come into effect at Hamilton workplaces starting today.
On Friday the province announced would remain in the red zone of the province’s colour-coded pandemic response plan.
But the city’s medical officer of health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson put new restrictions in place.
Active screening is now required at malls, which will also have to reduce capacity to ensure physical distancing. Each store will have to post its capacity.
The same changes are in place at retail stores that are not in malls.
As of Monday, active screening is also now required at any workplace. The screening can be either remote or in person.
Hamiltonians will now be screened every time they enter the workplace. The city of Hamilton says they are moving forward with an educational and supportive approach to enforcement, but corporations who don’t comply could face a fine of $10 mill per day. @morninglive @CHCHNews pic.twitter.com/3hYupTscZf
— Sylvie Lendvay (@sylvie_lendvay) December 7, 2020
If you don’t pass screening, you’ll have to self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19.
As of Sunday, Hamilton reported 604 active cases of COVID-19, 24 outbreaks and 98 deaths.
Meanwhile, a trio of regions in Ontario are waking up under stricter public health rules.
Middlesex-London and Thunder Bay has shifted to the “orange” zone of the province’s tiered pandemic response plan.
The change to orange includes restrictions on visitors to long-term care homes and beefed-up testing in the facilities.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit moved to the “yellow” category.
