Toronto officials condemn ‘dangerous’ behaviour of people who packed park

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.City officials in Toronto are condemning the “dangerous” behaviour of people who flooded a popular downtown park on Saturday, saying they could cause a surge in COVID-19 cases.

A statement released by the City late Saturday night says thousands of people packed Trinity Bellwoods Park on one of the first warm days of the year, flouting physical distancing regulations. “They are putting their own health at risk and by risking the spread of the virus to others, they could contribute to the kind of setback we are trying hard to avoid,” Toronto Mayor John Tory said on Twitter. “I know from talking to them tonight these are smart people who simply have to do better going forward.”Numerous photos shared across social media platforms show hordes of people lounging in the park, apparently disregarding physical distancing regulations.

The city has made it illegal to come within two metres of someone from a different household in parks and public squares. Those who break the bylaw could be handed a $1,000 ticket on the spot, though officers can also issue higher tickets — subject to the court system — in which fines go up to $5,000 on conviction.The city’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, also condemned the “selfish and dangerous behaviour” of parkgoers.Both Tory and de Villa said some people were practising good physical distancing at other parks, but Trinity Bellwoods was way overcrowded.

Torontonians have been Karenized. Meanwhile where I am nothing has really changed compared to before... People living life normally as they should.

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Hand-wringing is not 'condemnation.'

Totally unacceptable and selfish 😡

Close the parks...

It isn't enough for officials to condemn it. They have the power to do something! We don't need words, we need actions. Get the police or bylaw enforcement in there to enforce social distancing and hand out fines to those that don't. Pretty simple! COVIDIOTS

i cant believe ppl are really this stupid ugh ...i thought it was only Americans that were off their rocker ugh ..sigh

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Keep it classy Toronto you look more like Florida every day (but then the Raptors debacle of assault charges against the manager and shootings at the victory parade wasn’t that long ago either).

makemasksmandatory 😷

Headline in 3 weeks: Local Surge in COVID cases Identified as TBPCC20 (Trinity-Bellwoods Park Cross-Contamination).

Where were city officials while the park was packed? Where was the enforcment of social distancing in Trinity Bellwoods? Were officers too busy destroying homeless ppl's camps to address this?

The curve is flattened, now it is time to return to normal. Viruses are normal, sickness is normal, trying to avoid all cases of illness is not normal. Realistic precautions can be taken but life goes on.

Make streets parks

So bad

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