Toronto and Peel Region are moving into "lockdown" effective at 12:01 a.m. Monday as Ontario tries to curb a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, Premier Doug Ford announced Friday. March 16: Apart from Americans and a few exceptions, Canada announces it is closing its borders to non-Canadians. Will Torontos fun summer programs stick around as COVID restrictions ease? Dec. 28, 2020:Province announces that a total of 13,200 vaccines have been administered in Ontario. Grim anniversary: A timeline of one year of COVID-19 Here is a timeline of the measures the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario, and the Government of Canada have taken to help slow the spread of COVID-19: March 19, 2020:The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks shutters provincial parks until April 30 to protect the health of employees and visitors. The count of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario schools for last week was the highest weekly total since the pandemic began. The lockdown will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 26 and will last until Jan. 23 for all regions in southern Ontario, the government has announced. Her husband catches the virus from her, becoming the first case of human-to-human transmission in the province. 9, 2021: Ontario Premier Doug Ford receives his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19vaccine on camera Friday. ", Lithuania to enter three-week COVID lockdown on Saturday, "Lockdown in 3 Madagascar cities set to ease", "Covid-19: Movement Control Order imposed with only essential sectors operating", "Conditional MCO extended for another four weeks to June 9", "Malaysia goes under full lockdown again from Tuesday | New Straits Times", "PM Muhyiddin: Barbers, hair salons among 11 types of businesses allowed to re-open in Phase One states from tomorrow for fully vaccinated individuals | Malay Mail", Mexico begins to lift coronavirus lockdown, "Mexican border state of Chihuahua returns to lockdown", "2nd Mexican state goes to highest COVID-19 alert, lockdown", "Mexico City, suburbs return to partial coronavirus lockdown", "Mongolia: Government places Ulaanbaatar and other cities on lockdown due to COVID-19 March 10 /update 7", "Mongolia: Authorities extend nationwide lockdown until December 1 /update 17", "Montenegro Places First Town under Total Quarantine", Montenegrins Return to Streets as Coronavirus Restrictions Eased, "URGENT. Dec. 17, 2020: Ontario Hospital Association says it is urging the government to implement a four-week lockdown in every public health unit with an infection rate of 40/100,000 population or higher. [6] However, later research also acknowledges high societal costs, though in some circumstances less than the costs of allowing the pandemic to spread without mitigation. Sept. 8, 2020:Health Minister Christine Elliott announces a pause in loosening any more restrictions that have been put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Depending on the strictness of the definition for a lockdown; some sources such as. March 11, 2020:A 77-year-old Barrie man dies, becoming Ontarios first death attributed to COVID-19. Dec. 26, 2020:Ontario confirms Canadas first known cases of the U.K. coronavirus variant involving a couple from Durham Region who were in contact with a recent traveller from the U.K. Dec. 26, 2020:A province-wide lockdown gets underway with a higher level of restrictions being placed on the southern portion of the province for four weeks while the less populous northern portion of Ontario being shutdown for just two weeks. Jan. 7, 2021:The province announces it will allow the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators to play home games. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Ontario, Canada implemented a provincewide emergency break on April 3 as a result of a surge in case numbers and COVID-19 hospitalizations across the province. Jan. 30, 2021: Ontarios regional public health officials ask the province to prioritize opening schools before lifting other public health restrictions. COVID-19 lockdowns - Wikipedia The lockdown was originally set to begin on Dec. 24 but was pushed back two days by cabinet on Monday. Students deserve to be in class, Lecce tweeted. A timeline of COVID-19 in Canada | National Post CTVNewsToronto.ca Managing Digital Producer. Nov. 18, 2020:It is announced that a child and youth worker at a Toronto school has died after contracting COVID-19. Apr. Provincial officials also report that 2,074 patients have recovered from the virus. Here's where you still need one, Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada, Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy | Accessibility, CTVNewsToronto.ca Managing Digital Producer, Published Monday, December 21, 2020 7:11AM EST, Last Updated Monday, December 21, 2020 7:21PM EST, Here's how long your region will be in lockdown, Full list of what's opened and closed during Ontario's lockdown, Maple Leafs advance to second round of playoffs for first time since 2004 after OT victory, 'A beacon of protection': Girl's death sparks training for judges in Ontario.