Toronto, Canada's largest city, put into lockdown as infections soar

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Toronto, Canada's largest city, was placed into lockdown for 28 days on Friday, with officials shutting shops, businesses and restaurants and banning indoor gatherings to curb a growing spike in Covid-19 cases.

The lockdown will begin on Monday in the city and in Peel, a part of the Greater Toronto to the west of the city center.Indoor social gatherings or events that include members of different households will be banned, and outdoor gatherings will be limited to no more than 10 people, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced."We cannot afford a province-wide lockdown, so we are taking preventative action today by moving Toronto and Peel into lockdown level restrictions," he said.

NBA's Toronto Raptors forced to leave Canada to begin season in FloridaUnder the lockdown, retail stores will be open for curbside pickup only, and restaurants and bars will be solely able to provide takeaway. Certain businesses such as grocery stores and pharmacies will be allowed to open at 50% capacity. Wedding services, funerals, and religious ceremonies where physical distancing can be maintained indoors or outdoors will be limited to no more than 10 people, but schools will stay open.

 

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More restrictions but not a lockdown. Schools and childcares are still open and we are not confined to our homes. Businesses still allow for curb side pickup and takeout.

Toronto acting responsibly ❤️

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Whenever I fantasize about leaving the United States, I always go to Toronto 😍

A Rescue America Rally Organized by the Walkaway Campyis being outside the CNN Center. The people at CNN's door calling them liars, manipulators and conspirators 😳🤭 The truth hurts.

Plain stupid. There entire government should be fired.

iamshametral 1.1 million staggering new cases of Covid-19 in one week, 80,000 in hospitals. For the past 8 months, Healthcare providers are on the frontline combating this deadly virus and losing their own lives to protect their patients. GodBlessHealthcareProviders!

Here comes the Canadian telling Americans how it’s done and most importantly how to behave under these restrictions....

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