Ontario could announce new public health restrictions Friday.
COVID-19 cases in the province are surging a week into the stay-at-home order, with the province setting two daily case records this week.
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Hospitalizations are also on the rise, straining hospital capacity.
The province’s associate medical officer of health said Thursday that additional recommendations have been made to cabinet.
Dr. Barbara Yaffe said the situation in the province is “dire” and worse than any other point in the pandemic.
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said “everything is on the table” when asked about possible new restrictions on Thursday.
She would not say what specific measures cabinet was considering, or could be announced.
Ontario’s science advisory co-chair Dr. Adalsteinn Brown is also expected to provide an updated pandemic modelling briefing Friday at 1 p.m.
Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to speak to the media Friday at 2:30 p.m. We will stream that live on Facebook and on our website.