Doug Ford says Ontario will absolutely not be reopening by May 24th
- Michael Kras
- 23 Apr 2020
While many Ontarians may have guessed this already, now it’s official: the province reopening and lifting COVID-19 restrictions by May 24th is “absolutely not going to happen,” according to Premier Doug Ford.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Ford said the original projection of Victoria Day for the reopening of parts of the economy and the loosening of some social restrictions is simply not a realistic timeline during this pandemic.
Though Ontarians may be bummed to cancel their cottages and forgo their May Two-Four long weekend plans this year, relaxing restrictions at this stage would be a major risk.
Doug Ford says Ontario will absolutely not be reopening by May 24 https://t.co/N0BkSPDjKo
— Dr. Emir Crowne (@EmirCrowne) April 23, 2020
“Everything is conditional on the health and wellbeing of Ontario,” said Ford, while stressing that, even at the time when some parts of the province may be in a place to reopen, it will do so with a “trickle” rather than a full-on opening of the floodgates.
So when will that start to happen? Well, we don’t really know yet, and the province is understandably reluctant to commit to a specific timeframe in which restrictions will begin to be lifted.
That said, there is a bit of optimism to be found as well: it was recently announced that Ontario already in a better situation than originally forecasted regarding the spread of COVID-19, with a report early this week suggesting that the province may have peaked for COVID-19 cases ahead of what was originally projected, thanks to the impact of ongoing closures and current social distancing measures in place.
Currently, Ontario has 12,245 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 6,221 of those cases considered resolved and 659 total deaths.
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