Ontario Will Return To Modified Step Two On Wednesday
/Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that Ontario will return to modified step two, on Wednesday.
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The new restrictions will take place for at least 21 days.
Students and school staff will move to online learning until at least Jan. 17. School buildings will be allowed to remain open for child-care operations, and to provide instruction for students with special education needs who are unable to learn at home.
New measures include:
Closure of indoor dining. Takeout, drive through and delivery are still allowed.
Closing indoor, gyms, theatres, concert venues, theatres, cinemas, museums, galleries and zoos
Limiting indoor social gatherings to five people and outdoor gatherings to 10, and 50 per cent capacity limit for weddings, funerals, religious services and retail settings.
Capacity limits for personal care services, including hair and nail salons, will be cut to 50 per cent.
Outdoor settings will be allowed to stay open with restrictions and limited to 50 per cent capacity.
Hospitals must pause all non-emergent and non-urgent surgeries.
Businesses and organizations are required to ensure employees work remotely unless the nature of their work requires them to be on-site.
