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As Toronto, the Peel region prepares to enter a lockdown due to an uncontrollable surge of second wave infections, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appealed to citizens to stay home despite the holiday season. just around the corner. In a speech broadcast live on November 20, the Canadian leader warned that people needed to immediately reduce the number of people they know, stop non-essential movements, and work from home just as he will, as coronavirus cases in Canada they were “ increasing enormously. ” Citing the overwhelming number of confirmed COVID-19 cases that have subjected healthcare systems to the brink of collapse, Trudeau said that “a normal Christmas” in 2020 was “frankly out of place.”
Canada’s director of public health, Theresa Tam, previously reported in a press conference that in the past 24 hours, Canada detected a record 60,000 new infection cases. The states of Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta were witnessing alarmingly high transmission rates, far exceeding the March and April figures. Meanwhile, hostile Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford has issued new home confinement orders in hotspot regions banning indoor gatherings, with exemptions for schools, supermarkets and pharmacies. “This is not where we want to be, it is difficult news,” he told a news conference.
Our healthcare workers are heroes. They are risking their lives for the rest of us. We cannot take that for granted. We need to give them a break. Let’s control this second wave, for them and for our loved ones. pic.twitter.com/qznkdIV7Pw
– Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 21, 2020
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Situation ‘extremely serious’
“We really run the risk of increasing case loads and hospitals being overwhelmed,” Trudeau said, concerned. “But I’m not looking to bring a federal hammer to try to get things done,” he added, clarifying reports from Ottawa once again invoking the emergency for the nationwide lockdown. Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford in a more direct statement said: “The situation is extremely serious and further action is required to avoid the worst case scenario,” as he announced the blockade from 23 November that will last for almost a month.
The prime minister warned that despite the festivities, taking into account the serious health crisis, anyone caught breaking the blockade will be fined 750 Canadian dollars (483 euros). He limited funeral and wedding gatherings to a maximum of 10 people. “We cannot risk overwhelming our hospitals,” Ford said, as Ontario had 100,000 confirmed cases as of Nov. 20.
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