Ontario to announce fall COVID-19 plan today
TORONTO -- Ontario is expected to announce its COVID-19 fall preparedness plan today.
Premier Doug Ford has promised the plan will help the province grapple with a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus.
The strategy comes as daily virus case counts continue to climb to levels not seen for months in Ontario.
Ford has been under pressure to release the updated plan as opposition politicians say it should have come weeks earlier.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says parts of the plan are currently being implemented, including increased testing capacity.
The new plan comes as Ontario continues to struggle with long line ups at some of its 147 COVID-19 assessment centres.
Ford announced an Ontario-wide crackdown limiting the number of people permitted at social gatherings over the weekend.
The Canadian Press
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