World News – CA – York Mayors ask for more time with a possible impending lockdown – 680 NEWS

With a possible lockdown on the horizon, local mayors and councilors in the York area continue to ask the province for more time.

Gyms, restaurants, and retail stores are still open in the area, but Ontario’s best doctor, Dr. . David Williams said he could announce new restrictions on some regions on Friday as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise across the province.

Last week the Ford government decided to keep the York area in its « red control » zone, a day after the coroner told the judiciary that more time was needed before York was moved to lockdown.

The infection rate in the York area continued to be higher than the city of Toronto when it was banned in November. 23. Although Dr. . Karim Kurji said he didn’t think further restrictions would have the desired effect. He recently admitted that the latest numbers don’t look good.

Ontario released its latest round of COVID-19 projections on Thursday. The modeling shows that the number of cases was around 2 by the beginning of January. 500 per day, with a growth of 1 percent and between 4. 000 and 5. 000 cases per day at a growth rate of 4 percent.

Mayors in Vaughan and Markham are among the community leaders in the area and are asking the province for another week in the red control zone to turn the corner.

Markham’s Mayor Frank Scarpitti said this week that he has Dr. . Kurji and has also maintained confidence that the region does not need to lockdown to see positive impact.

« When it comes to a [lockdown] I say take a measured approach and the action would be big box, large malls are pulling to the side of the road and small businesses and restaurants continue to operate with restrictions in place, » added Scarpitti.

On Tuesday, the major York area hospitals warned that they had reached a tipping point in their ability to deal with COVID-19.

The heads of Mackenzie Health, Markham Stouffville and Southlake Regional Health Center said the number of coronavirus patients has grown rapidly over the past week and their hospitals are on the verge of a capacity crisis.

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