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ont. daily cases to double without stay-at-home orders: modelling
highly contagious covid-19 variants have forced the pro...
apr 1 2021
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highly contagious covid-19 variants have forced the province into a third wave of the pandemic and are now putting ontarians at higher risk of serious illness and death including younger people, new provincial modelling shows.
by mid-april, scientists are forecasting anywhere from 2,000 cases a day, after a stay-at-home order and vaccinations, to 4,000 a day with just vaccinations.
the covid-19 modellers released new projections thursday, numbers deemed serious enough for the doug ford government to hit the emergency brake.
the virus now threatens the ability of the health-care system to handle regular icu admissions and care for patients, the documents say.
“vaccination is not reaching the highest risk communities, delaying its impact as an effective strategy,” they add.
the modellers have argued that school disruption should be “minimized” because they have an inequitable impact on students, parents and society.
education minister stephen lecce confirmed thursday schools will remain open.
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