Starting Thursday January 14th at 12:01 am, the #Ontario government is issuing a stay-at-home order, requiring everyone to only leave their residence for essential purposes including grocery shopping, health care services and work.
New orders will be in effect until at least Feb 11th.
Schools in Windsor-Essex, Peel Region, Toronto, York and Hamilton will remain closed for in-personal learning until February 10th.
Chief Medical Officer of health will provide recommendations for remaining regions by January 20th.
#Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency this afternoon, saying greater authority is going to be given to officials to enforce the new #COVID19 orders.
Penalties could include fines and up to a year in jail.
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